Excellent audio performance ; Chromecast Audio adds flexibility ; Good selection of inputs ; Attractive design ; Great build quality

Wi-Fi not built in ; Disc transport noisy

This excellent all-in-one system has everything except built-in Wi-Fi, so add some speakers and you're good to go

Superb audio performance ; Potent amplification ; Solidly built ; Wireless playback from PC & Mac ; Wireless playback from iThings (£80 optional dongle) ; Bass managed subwoofer output ; All functions availble from remote

Remote lacks build of main unit ; No Network streaming ; Another digital input would be nice