We like hi-fi. You might have gathered that. What that really means is that we love music and we want it to sound as good as it possibly can. That’s why we like hi-fi, because good hi-fi does that. A hi-fi system is a music machine.
But what is a hi-fi system these days? Stereo speakers, an amplifier and a CD player or turntable were once the ingredients for every music system. Now you can do it all (and more) with a single wireless speaker. The best examples of portable Bluetooth speakers can make some nice sounds, and have the merit of being affordable. But larger ‘all-in-one’ streaming music systems for the home, some of them from established stars in the hi-fi firmament, have risen to prices which compete directly with traditional systems, and can make nice sounds. And an
