Speaker packages

Best traditional package up to £1000, Awards 2010. Full-size thrills on an economy-sized budget

The Diamond 10 HCP is a very capable system for the money, but it needs a little polish to truly shine

In the PL300 AV, Monitor Audio has delivered one of the finest speaker packages available on the market today

The key to surround systems is cohesion, but the Yamaha NS-700 doesn’t quite have it

It might look good, but the American Infinity Classia package is cruelly hamstrung sonically

Acoustic Energy's 5.1 Radiance package packs a lot of appeal but isn't all that we ask for

An interesting surround speaker design that's impressively executed, to make for a unique system that has plenty going for it

Most of the way to being a brilliant smaller-room system – all the Dali needs is more belief from the subwoofer

All the elements are in place for a great-sounding system, but the sound doesn’t knit together as seamlessly as we’d like

Expensive, of course, but you get the best home cinema system we’ve ever tested