The best speakers for every room
KITCHEN
Great sound and easy control without taking up lots of space
ROBERTS STREAM 94i
£199, robertsradio.com
With a big, bold design that perfectly
suits the windowsill above the sink (or
the spot next to the spice rack, or in
that little mysterious alcove, depending
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everything from DAB+ to Spotify
Connect ensuring it’s not short on
connectivity, this is the classic kitchen
radio made new. Bonus points to the
huge easy-to-tweak controls – perfect
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£1,650, bang-olufsen.com
The BeoSound 2 has one of the biggest,
warmest, most expansive sounds
out there thanks to its 360 -degree
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conical aluminium with a tiny footprint
that doesn’t eat up counter space, means
guests may be fooled into thinking you’ve
picked up yet another ill-advised cookery
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great kitchen speaker.SONOS ONE
£199, sonos.com
Alexa, Google Assistant, multiroom
audio and a rich sound all in one small
box? What’s not to like? The Sonos One
is just a great speaker all round, and it
is perfectly suited for the kitchen given
that you can operate it completely with
your voice. Even if you do decide to get a
little touchy, its button-free top control
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food into the guttyworks. It also works
with Sonos and AirPlay 2 multi-room.