Best standmount speakers 2025

Product of the year

Best standmount speaker £500-£1000

Acoustic Energy AE300 Mk2

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The Acoustic Energy AE300 Mk2 were a slow burning hit with our reviewers and represent superb value

Best buys

Best standmount speaker under £500

Dali Kupid

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Small, great sounding and wonderfully affordable. The Dali Kupid are an easy recommendation

Best standmount speaker £1000-£1500

PMC Prodigy 1

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PMC’s entry-level standmounts are a repeat winner and an excellent option for any music fan

Best standmount speaker £1500-£2500

Epos ES-7N

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Their clear, forthright and expressive sound wins the ES-7N a What Hi-Fi? Award for the second year in a row

Best standmount speaker over £2500

PMC Prophecy 1

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The Prophecy 1 are astonishingly talented standmounters capable of delivering class-leading performance

Best desktop speakers

Ruark MR1 Mk3

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Ruark's new tiny speakers are the best option for music fans tight on space

These are the best standmount speakers our reviewers have tested

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Alastair is What Hi-Fi?’s editor in chief. He has well over a decade’s experience as a journalist working in both B2C and B2B press. During this time he’s covered everything from the launch of the first Amazon Echo to government cyber security policy. Prior to joining What Hi-Fi? he served as Trusted Reviews’ editor-in-chief. Outside of tech, he has a Masters from King’s College London in Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion, is an enthusiastic, but untalented, guitar player and runs a webcomic in his spare time.

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