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135 products compared, grouped by what they are for rather than by brand or by price.
4K UHD 3 840 × 2 160 · 4 000 ANSI lumens · 10 000:1 stated contrast · keystone · 3 W speaker
A 4K UHD DLP projector that states its brightness in ANSI lumens at a price where most of the shelf stops doing so — and a specification sheet that reads like a data table rather than a sales page.
Best for: A first 4K projector in a room where the light can be controlled and the machine can sit where the throw ratio wants it.
≈ $1179 / 710 €
4K HDR · 3 000 ANSI lumens · Google TV built in
A 4K HDR projector with Google TV on board and a stated 3 000 ANSI lumens — the built-in system is the reason to choose it, and the reason to check licensing before buying.
Best for: Someone who wants one object rather than a projector plus a streaming stick, in a room where the light can be controlled.
≈ £1195 / 1225 €
4K PRO-UHD · 3 000 lumens white AND colour brightness · 40 000:1 stated contrast · 3LCD · optional Wi-Fi
A 3LCD projector that publishes white and colour brightness as the same figure — a distinction single-chip machines rarely make, and one that decides how a saturated image actually looks.
Best for: A viewer who notices colour rather than pixel count, and anyone bothered by the rainbow effect single-chip projectors can produce.
≈ £959 / 937 €
Full HD 1 920 × 1 080 · 5 200 ANSI lumens · 10 000:1 stated contrast · 3D · keystone
The brightest machine in this catalogue by its stated figure — 5 200 ANSI lumens — which is what makes a 1080p projector work in a room you cannot darken.
Best for: A room with daylight, or a very large image, where light matters more than pixel count.
≈ £509 / 527 €
Native 1080p · Netflix and Dolby support stated · smart system built in
A compact 1080p projector sold on its built-in applications rather than on its optics — which makes the licensing question, not the brightness figure, the thing to check.
Best for: A second room or an occasional setup, where a self-contained machine matters more than a comparable specification.
≈ $100 / £95 / 120 €
Native 1080p · 4K signal accepted · Android 13 · electric focus · auto keystone · dual-band Wi-Fi · Bluetooth 5.2
The entry point of this catalogue: a 1080p machine with electric focus, automatic keystone and Android on board, whose brightness the maker does not state in a measured unit.
Best for: An occasional projector for a dark room, a garden wall in summer, or a first machine bought to find out whether projection suits the household.
≈ £92 / 79 €
Full HD 1080p · 1 200 ANSI lumens · 4K signal accepted · 5G Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · up to 300-inch image
A 1080p projector that states 1 200 ANSI lumens — a measured unit at a price where the shelf usually does not — and that accepts a 4K signal without displaying one.
Best for: A first projector in a room that can be darkened, for someone who wants a large image without a large budget.
≈ 133 €
5 500 ANSI lumens · Full HD 1080p · 4K input accepted · 3 000 000:1 stated contrast · 30 000 h stated life · 2 × HDMI 2.0 · 1.3× zoom · 15 W speaker
A laser projector with the most completely stated specification on this shelf — brightness in ANSI, light source life in hours, zoom range, HDMI version and speaker power all published.
Best for: A room with ambient light where a lamp replacement every few thousand hours would be a nuisance — a classroom, a lounge, a bright living room.
≈ $1000 / £933 / 997 €
Laser light source · battery powered · portable · home cinema and outdoor use stated
A laser projector small enough to carry and run on its own battery — the light source decides how it looks, the battery decides where it goes, and both are stated.
Best for: A garden in summer, a second room, or anywhere a mains socket and a dark room cannot both be arranged.
≈ 529 €
Short throw · Full HD 1 920 × 1 080 · 3 500 ANSI lumens · 10 000:1 stated contrast · 3D Ready · keystone
A short-throw 1080p projector at the accessible end of a family that is usually expensive — it sits close to the screen without needing the rigid, matched surface an ultra short throw machine demands.
Best for: A small room where a projector at the back is impossible, and where a rigid ALR screen is not in the budget.
≈ £625 / 610 €
Ultra short throw · 4K · 2 600 ISO lumens · 6 000:1 NATIVE contrast · Dolby Vision · 1 ms input lag · up to 200 inches
The only machine in this catalogue that publishes a native contrast ratio — 6 000:1 — alongside a measured brightness figure, which is what makes it comparable rather than merely impressive.
Best for: Someone who reads specifications and wants an ultra short throw machine whose figures can be checked against another that publishes the same ones.
≈ $2899 / 2379 €
Short throw · 4K HDR · 3 000 ANSI lumens · Google TV built in
The 4K version of the short-throw idea, with Google TV on board — a self-contained machine that sits close to the wall and needs nothing else plugged into it.
Best for: A room too small for a long throw projector where the picture still has to be 4K, and where one object is preferable to three.
≈ £1299 / 1321 €
Ultra short throw laser · 4K · 4 000 lumens stated · 3LCD · AI processing · Bose audio · Google TV · 150-inch image · 5-year warranty
The most expensive machine in this catalogue, and the most complete: a 3LCD laser ultra short throw with Bose audio, Google TV and a five-year warranty stated.
Best for: A living room where this is the television — the only machine here that is genuinely sold and specified as a replacement for one.
≈ £3299 / 3490 €
Ultra short throw · 4K · laser · 2 500 lumens stated · 80–150 inch image · Dolby Vision and Atmos · HDR10+ · 240 Hz · screen not included
A laser television in the literal sense: an ultra short throw machine that sits under the screen, decodes Dolby Vision and Atmos, and is sold without the screen it needs.
Best for: A living room that cannot take a ceiling mount, where the projector has to look like furniture and work as a television.
≈ £1839 / 1493 €
Battery · Android 11 · Wi-Fi 6 · Bluetooth 5.2 · 220° rotation · auto keystone · 4K signal accepted
A battery projector built around convenience — rotation, automatic keystone, Wi-Fi 6 — whose brightness the maker does not state in a measured unit.
Best for: A machine that gets carried between rooms and set down anywhere, where setup speed matters more than a comparable specification.
≈ 120 €
Portable · Wi-Fi 6 · Bluetooth · 360° rotating foot · power bank input · phone pairing · 4K signal accepted
The cheapest projector in this catalogue: a small machine with a rotating foot and a power bank input, and no brightness figure to compare it by.
Best for: Finding out whether a projector suits the household at all, before spending anything that matters.
≈ 93 €
Full HD · 350 ANSI lumens · battery · Google TV · autofocus · HDR10 · Dolby Digital+ · hard case included
A battery projector that states its brightness in ANSI lumens — 350 — which is honest, comparable, and exactly what a portable machine actually produces.
Best for: A bedroom ceiling, a garden after dusk, or a machine that travels — anywhere the alternative is no projector rather than a better one.
≈ 296 €
Native 1080p · battery powered · Google TV · portable, outdoor use stated
A battery projector on Google TV from a maker that states ISO lumens on its larger machines — here the brightness figure is absent, and the page says so.
Best for: A self-contained machine for a dark room or a garden after dusk, from a range whose larger models are specified properly.
≈ 209 €
90 inch · 200 × 113 cm image · 16:9 · fixed frame
The entry point to fixed-frame projection: a tensioned surface on a rigid frame, which is the only screen construction with no waves in it.
Best for: A room where one wall can be given over to the image, and where flatness matters more than the wall coming back.
≈ 150 €
Fixed frame · 212 cm TOTAL width · white fabric
A fixed frame whose listing states total width rather than image width — the measurement that actually has to fit between two windows.
Best for: A wall with a hard constraint — between two windows, under a beam — where the total dimension is what matters.
≈ 160 €
100 inch · 1.3 gain · high contrast · 4K/8K/3D · compatible with short, ultra short and long throw
The only screen in this catalogue that publishes a gain figure alongside a high-contrast claim — 1.3 — and states which projector geometries it suits.
Best for: A short-throw or ultra short throw projector on a rigid surface, in a room with some ambient light.
≈ £219 / 259 €
Motorised · 200 × 113 cm image · 16:9 · remote control included
A 16:9 motorised screen with the remote in the box — the format most films are shot in, and the control most listings leave you to discover.
Best for: A living room where the screen has to disappear and the material is modern — 16:9 with nothing wasted.
≈ 140 €
Motorised · 120 inch · 240 × 180 cm image · 4:3
A large motorised screen in 4:3, which is a format choice rather than an oversight — and the reason to read the aspect ratio before the diagonal.
Best for: A room where a large image matters and the wall has another use — and where the 4:3 format is a deliberate choice rather than a surprise.
≈ 135 €
Motorised · 217 cm TOTAL width · white fabric
The motorised member of a range that publishes total width across every mechanism — which is what lets you compare a roller screen with a fixed frame properly.
Best for: A wall with a hard width constraint, where the screen has to disappear and the total dimension is what has to fit.
≈ 135 €
Motorised · 266 × 149 cm image · 16:9 · black metal casing
The largest motorised image in this catalogue — 266 cm wide — which is where a projector stops competing with a television altogether.
Best for: A dedicated room with a bright projector, where the point is an image no television can produce.
≈ 170 €
Motorised · 1 829 mm · 4:3 · 1080 HD · wall mounted · remote control
The cheapest motorised screen here by a wide margin, in 4:3 — the format is the thing to notice before the price.
Best for: A room where the screen has to retract and the budget will not stretch, with the 4:3 format understood in advance.
≈ $72 / 66 €
Pull-down · 100 inch · 200 × 150 cm image · 4:3
A spring-roller screen with nothing to fail — the mechanism is a spring and a lock, and the format is the thing to check.
Best for: A room that needs the wall back occasionally, where a motor is an unnecessary complication.
≈ 95 €
Pull-down · 217 cm TOTAL width · white fabric
The pull-down member of the same range as the motorised and fixed-frame models — same fabric, same published total width, cheaper mechanism.
Best for: Someone comparing mechanisms rather than fabrics — this range makes that comparison possible.
≈ 115 €
Pull-down · 178 × 178 cm · gain 1.0 stated · HDTV and 3D · ceiling or wall mount
One of only two screens in this catalogue to publish a gain figure — 1.0, neutral — and the only pull-down to do so.
Best for: A room with a wide sofa, where even brightness across every seat matters more than a bright centre.
≈ 44 €
Pull-down · 84 inch · manual roller
A small pull-down screen at the accessible end — the size suits a first projector and a modest room better than the 100-inch default does.
Best for: A first projector in an ordinary room, where a smaller image will be brighter and easier to place.
≈ 70 €
Pull-down · 72 inch · 4:3 · wall mounted · pull cord
The cheapest screen in this catalogue and the smallest — which for an entry projector is a combination that works better than it sounds.
Best for: A first projector in a small room, or a second screen for a bedroom, where the alternative is a bare wall.
≈ $72 / £39 / 48 €
Tripod · 110 inch · 200 × 200 cm · 1:1 square format
A large square tripod screen — the format that suits mixed use, and the mechanism that suits a screen which does not live in one room.
Best for: A screen that moves between rooms or buildings, where setup speed matters more than absolute flatness.
≈ 95 €
Tripod · 155 × 87 cm image · 16:9 · pre-assembled tripod · carry bag included · fast setup
A tripod screen designed around the part that actually matters — how quickly it goes up — with the stand pre-assembled and a bag in the box.
Best for: A screen that travels regularly — meetings, a garden, a different room each time — where setup time is the real specification.
≈ 85 €
Tripod · 178 × 100 cm image · 16:9 · height adjustable 200–250 cm
A tripod screen that publishes its height range — 200 to 250 cm — which is the specification that decides whether the back row can see it.
Best for: A room where people sit or stand behind each other — a meeting, a party, a garden — and the surface has to be raised above heads.
≈ 30 €
Tripod · 100 inch · 16:9 · lightweight and compact · indoor and outdoor
A 100-inch tripod screen in 16:9 — the largest sensible portable size, with the compromise on stability that comes with it.
Best for: A garden in summer and a spare room the rest of the year, where the image should be as large as a portable screen sensibly goes.
≈ 94 €
Tripod · 100 inch · 160° stated viewing angle · HD 4K
The only screen in this catalogue that publishes a viewing angle — 160 degrees — which is the figure that says whether the ends of the sofa see the same picture.
Best for: A room where people sit across a wide arc — a family sofa, a meeting room — rather than in a narrow central group.
≈ 66 €
High contrast ALR surface · motorised · 100 inch · 221 × 124 cm · 16:9
A high-contrast surface on a motorised roller — the ambient-light answer for a room that also has to give the wall back.
Best for: A living room with light that cannot be controlled, where the screen still has to disappear when the film ends.
≈ 1549 €
Foldable · 100 inch · 16:9 · HD · home cinema and outdoor
The cheapest screen in this catalogue — a folded sheet of fabric with eyelets, which for a garden evening is genuinely most of what is needed.
Best for: A garden evening, a party, or anywhere a surface is needed once and the alternative is a wall or a sheet.
≈ £23 / 17 €
Foldable · 120 inch · 265 × 149 cm · 16:9 · double sided · anti-crease
A large double-sided outdoor screen — projectable from either side, which is what makes a garden screening work with the machine wherever it fits.
Best for: A garden screening where the space decides where the projector goes, rather than the other way round.
≈ £25 / 25 €
Foldable · 70 inch · outdoor and camping · HD
A 70-inch foldable screen from a projector maker — sized to match what a portable machine can actually light.
Best for: Travelling with a portable projector — camping, a garden, a holiday — where the projector and the screen go in the same bag.
≈ 69 €
Splittable 2-in-1 · 3 sound modes · Bluetooth 5.3 · ARC, optical and aux · auto volume boost
A bar that separates into two speakers — an unusual format that turns a soundbar into a stereo pair, and a genuine reason to choose it.
Best for: A room where the television sits between two surfaces, and where a wider stereo image is worth more than a centre channel.
≈ 60 €
Compact soundbar · Bluetooth · dialogue mode
A deliberately small bar sold on how it behaves rather than on published figures — which is a real approach and one this page reports rather than fills in.
Best for: A small room where the bar has to be unobtrusive, and a buyer who prefers a known result to a comparable specification.
≈ 190 €
2.0 channels · 120 W maximum audio power · Dolby Audio · DTS Virtual:X · voice enhancement
A 2.0 bar with voice enhancement and a stated maximum power figure — the honest entry point, with the qualifier "max" doing real work.
Best for: A first upgrade over television speakers where budget decides, and where a voice mode can substitute for a centre channel.
≈ 45 €
3.1 channels · built-in subwoofer · Dolby Audio · Bluetooth streaming
A 3.1 bar with the subwoofer inside it — the third channel is a dedicated centre, which is the specification that answers the dialogue complaint.
Best for: A household whose complaint is "we cannot hear the dialogue" and who does not want a second box in the room.
≈ 141 €
2.0 stereo · 60 W · HDMI ARC · Bluetooth
The cheapest bar in this catalogue, with HDMI ARC — the connection that makes one remote control the volume, and the reason to choose it over cheaper alternatives.
Best for: A second television, a bedroom, or a first bar where anything is better than the built-in speakers.
≈ £35 / 30 €
9.1.4 channels · wireless 6.5-inch dual subwoofer · 2.0.2 rear speakers · Dolby Atmos and DTS:X · SpaceFit Sound
The only bar in this catalogue with real height channels and real rear speakers — 9.1.4, with the four in the third position being physical drivers rather than processing.
Best for: A room with an ordinary flat ceiling where a full surround system is wanted without running speaker cable.
≈ 559 €
2.1 channels · built-in subwoofer · from a maker that publishes measured power elsewhere
A compact 2.1 bar from a house that states power with conditions on its receivers — and does not state one here, which the page reports.
Best for: A room where one box is the constraint, from a maker whose electronics elsewhere in this catalogue are specified properly.
≈ 211 €
2.1 channels · wireless subwoofer · 220 W · Dolby Atmos · DTS Virtual:X · HDMI eARC · Bluetooth 5.3
A 2.1 set with HDMI eARC at a low price — eARC is the connection that carries lossless and object-based audio, and finding it here is unusual.
Best for: A wall-mounted television where the bar has to mount below it, and where eARC matters for a disc player routed through the set.
≈ 99 €
2.1 channels · wireless subwoofer · Dolby Atmos decoding
A 2.1 set with a wireless subwoofer at the accessible end, whose Atmos badge means decoding — as it does on every bar here without a third channel number.
Best for: A first two-box system where the separate subwoofer matters more than the channel count.
≈ 110 €
2.1 · wireless subwoofer · Dolby Atmos decoding · sold as a set
A 2.1 set that decodes Dolby Atmos without having height drivers — the distinction the maker states in its own name for the product: "for Dolby Atmos".
Best for: A room that wants a proper separate subwoofer and a bar from a range it can grow into.
≈ 350 €
Active · 60/120 W stated as a pair · sold singly
A German-made active subwoofer quoted conservatively — 60/120 W — in the two-figure form that makes a rating comparable rather than impressive.
Best for: A small or medium room, and a system built from components rather than bought as a package.
≈ 252 €
8-inch driver · 70 W · low-pass filter · down to 35 Hz stated · MDF cabinet · RCA · standby
The best-specified subwoofer in this catalogue: it publishes a frequency extension figure — 35 Hz — which nothing else here does.
Best for: A small to medium room, and anyone who wants to compare a published number rather than infer from a driver size.
≈ 129 €
30.5 cm (12 inch) driver · digital amplifier · 200 W / 400 W stated · active
The largest driver in this catalogue — 30.5 cm — with power stated in the two-figure form the trade uses: sustained and peak.
Best for: A large room, or a small one where the lowest octave is the point rather than an afterthought.
≈ $249
Active · 150 W · front-firing or downfiring · sealed or ported not stated
A subwoofer that can be oriented front-firing or downfiring — a placement flexibility that matters more in a real room than a specification does.
Best for: A room where the subwoofer has to go under or beside furniture, and orientation decides whether it works there.
≈ 320 €
8-inch driver · 80 W RMS · 40–250 Hz stated · adjustable crossover
The only subwoofer here that states power as RMS and gives a frequency range with both ends — 40 to 250 Hz — which makes it comparable in two ways at once.
Best for: A stereo system where the subwoofer has to blend with existing speakers, and where a published crossover range makes that possible.
≈ 130 €
7.2 channels · Dolby Atmos · DAB tuner · HDMI
A 7.2 receiver from the house that states power with its conditions — the specification style that makes a receiver comparable to anything else that does the same.
Best for: A first proper surround system, with enough channels to add height speakers later without replacing the receiver.
≈ 585 €
5.2 channels · 8K HDMI · Bluetooth · DAB tuner
A 5.2 receiver with an 8K-capable HDMI board — the board is what dates a receiver, and this one is specified for a resolution beyond what most systems will use.
Best for: A first 5.1 system where the budget matters and the HDMI board should not be the reason to replace it in three years.
≈ 396 €
5.1 channels · Bluetooth 5.3 · optical and coaxial in · USB · FM · 2 microphone inputs · echo · RCA
A 5.1 amplifier with two microphone inputs and echo — which places it between a home cinema receiver and a karaoke amplifier, and the page says which parts serve which.
Best for: A room that wants five speakers driven cheaply from an optical output, and where karaoke is a real use rather than a joke.
≈ $150 / 110 €
7.2 channels · Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer · gaming features · voice control · network receiver
A 7.2 network receiver with a height virtualiser — processing that produces height without ceiling speakers, and which the maker names rather than implies.
Best for: A room where ceiling speakers are impossible and a console is part of the system.
≈ 589 €
70 W per channel · integrated amplifier · Bluetooth
An integrated amplifier that states power per channel rather than as a total — the form that makes a two-channel figure meaningful.
Best for: A pair of real speakers and a household that listens as much as it watches.
≈ £399 / 400 €
2 channels · 600 W PEAK · Bluetooth 5.3 · phono · optical · coaxial · USB · FM · 2 microphone inputs
A two-channel amplifier with an unusually long input list — including a phono stage — and a power figure stated as peak, which the page reports as such.
Best for: A room with several sources — a turntable, a television, a phone — where connection count matters more than measured power.
≈ $100 / 110 €
2 channels · Class D · 100 W × 2 stated · bass and treble controls · TPA3116 chipset
A compact Class D amplifier that names its amplifier chip — TPA3116 — which is unusual and lets the design be looked up rather than guessed at.
Best for: A desk, a small room or a second system, where size and cool running matter as much as the figure.
≈ $70 / £66 / 78 €
Two channel · HiFi stereo amplifier · Marantz house design
A two-channel amplifier from a house whose recent stereo models carry HDMI — the connection that lets a hi-fi amplifier sit under a television and be controlled by its remote.
Best for: A room where music matters as much as film, and where two very good channels beat seven adequate ones.
≈ 735 €
Stereo receiver · DAB tuner · Bluetooth
A stereo receiver rather than an amplifier — the difference is the tuner, and in a household that listens to radio it is the whole point.
Best for: A household that listens to radio daily and wants proper speakers rather than a compact system.
≈ 195 €
Internet radio · DAB tuner · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Spotify
An internet radio with a receiver's connections — which makes it a streamer for a household whose main use is radio rather than a music library.
Best for: A kitchen, a study or a second room where radio is the main use and streaming is a bonus.
≈ £160 / 159 €
150 W per channel stated · network player · Bluetooth aptX HD · AirPlay 2 · Chromecast built in · HDMI ARC
An amplifier and a network player in one chassis, with 150 W per channel stated — the only product in this catalogue that is both a serious amplifier and a serious streamer.
Best for: A living room where one box has to be the whole system — television, phone, streaming and a pair of good speakers.
≈ £1999 / 2290 €
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth · AirPlay · DLNA · UPnP · internet radio · NAS playback · optical and 3.5 mm outputs
A multiroom receiver with an unusually long protocol list — AirPlay, DLNA, UPnP and NAS playback — which is what lets it fit into a network that already exists.
Best for: A household with music on a network drive, where the streaming should not depend on a subscription service.
≈ 129 €
Network player · Wi-Fi and Bluetooth · Cirrus Logic converter stated · compact
A small streamer built to add network audio to an existing system — and it names its converter, which is the specification to look for on this shelf.
Best for: An amplifier or a compact system that predates streaming, where the goal is to keep it rather than replace it.
≈ 210 €
Network player · Wolfson DAC stated · Spotify Connect · aluminium front
A dedicated network player that names its DAC — a Wolfson part — which is unusual enough to be the reason to choose it.
Best for: An existing amplifier that has no network input, where the streamer should be replaceable independently.
≈ 319 €
Vertical micro system · CD · MP3 · FM · USB · Bluetooth with NFC · free-standing or wall mounted
A vertical compact system that can be wall mounted — which in a small room is the specification that decides whether it fits at all.
Best for: A small room, a kitchen or a workshop where there is a wall but no surface.
≈ 70 €
2 × 30 W stated · 2-way bass reflex speakers · CD · DAB+ · FM · internet radio · Spotify Connect · Wi-Fi
The compact system with real network streaming — internet radio and Spotify Connect over Wi-Fi, which the rest of this shelf does without.
Best for: A bedroom or a kitchen where the music comes from a service and the box should need no phone in the room.
≈ £239 / 181 €
2 × 150 W stated · internet radio · DAB+ · FM · Bluetooth · USB · AUX · 7.1 cm colour display · app control
A compact system with internet radio and an app, whose stated 2 × 150 W is far above the rest of this shelf — and given without conditions.
Best for: A household that wants internet radio and app control in one box, with the power figure read for what it is.
≈ 130 €
40 W stated · wooden speaker cabinets · CD-MP3 · DAB+ · FM · Bluetooth · USB
A compact system with wooden speaker cabinets rather than plastic — the material is stated, and on a small speaker it is what stops the box adding its own sound.
Best for: A second room where a system should just work — disc, radio, phone — without any setup.
≈ £99 / 98 €
120 W RMS stated · 3-way bass reflex speakers · CD · DAB+ · FM · Bluetooth · USB · AUX
The only compact system in this catalogue that states its power as RMS — 120 W — and pairs it with three-way speakers rather than the usual two.
Best for: A room where one object has to be the whole music system, and where the sound matters more than the streaming.
≈ 279 €
80/140 W · 8x dB sensitivity stated · 30–30 000 Hz · crossover 400/3 000 Hz · 160 mm woofer
The only speaker in this catalogue with a complete published specification — sensitivity, frequency range, crossover points and driver diameters, all stated.
Best for: A system built from components where the centre has to be chosen on published figures rather than on a brand.
≈ 217 €
Passive · two-way · woven carbon fibre woofer · silk dome tweeter · ported enclosure
The accessible centre channel: a two-way passive speaker with its driver materials named, at a fraction of the price of the rest of this shelf.
Best for: A first centre channel, added to a stereo pair to fix dialogue at the lowest possible cost.
≈ £69 / 79 €
Centre channel · Hi-Res certified · four 3-inch woofers with Dynamic Balance · Terylene tweeter
A four-woofer centre from a range that also makes matching floorstanders, surrounds and height modules — which is what makes a system out of a speaker.
Best for: The centre of a Polk system, where the front three come from one range and behave as one.
≈ $249 / £219 / 250 €
Passive centre · FSC-certified wood cabinet · designed to extend Ultima stereo sets · revised crossover
A centre speaker designed to be added to an existing stereo pair from the same range — which is how most surround systems actually grow.
Best for: Someone who already owns Teufel Ultima stereo speakers and wants to add a centre without changing anything else.
≈ 190 €
Compact surround pair · designed to pair with Bose soundbars · adapters supplied
Compact rear speakers designed to pair wirelessly with Bose soundbars — a system component rather than a general-purpose speaker.
Best for: An existing Bose soundbar that needs real rear channels without a cable run to the front of the room.
≈ 319 €
Passive pair · full-range driver stated · compact cabinet · wall mounting · for 5.1 surround or office
A compact satellite pair with a single full-range driver — the simplest possible surround speaker, and the smallest cabinet here.
Best for: Rear channels in a system that already has a subwoofer and a receiver with a properly set crossover.
≈ 45 €
Passive pair · 28.8° angled baffle stated · wall or ceiling mount · Dolby Atmos compatible
A passive surround pair with an angled baffle — 28.8 degrees, stated — which is the specification that decides where the sound goes once the speaker is on a wall.
Best for: A receiver-based system where the rear speakers have to go on a wall and be driven properly.
≈ £219 / 225 €
Passive pair · 4-inch driver · 21 cm high · weatherproof · brackets included · indoor and outdoor
A weatherproof passive wall speaker — which is a real surround option in a room that opens onto a terrace, and worth naming as such.
Best for: A living room that opens onto a terrace, where one pair of speakers has to serve both.
≈ 45 €
Passive pair · 3.5-inch driver · 3-way · fully waterproof · marine rated · ABS housing
A marine-rated outdoor speaker — the most weather-resistant thing in this catalogue, and a surround speaker only in the room that needs one.
Best for: A terrace, a garden or a bathroom — and a rear channel in a room that has to survive weather.
≈ $38 / £31 / 30 €
Pair · Tractrix horn 90° × 90° · Dolby Atmos elevation · from the Reference range
A horn-loaded height module with its dispersion pattern published — 90 by 90 degrees — which is the figure that says where the reflection lands.
Best for: A Klipsch system with an ordinary flat ceiling, where the height channels should match the front speakers.
≈ $396 / £329 / 289 €
Pair · Dolby Atmos certified height speaker · designed for XT20, XT60 and XT70 · wall, shelf or on-speaker mounting
A height module named for the exact speakers it sits on — XT20, XT60, XT70 — which is what makes a matched Atmos layout possible rather than approximate.
Best for: A Polk Monitor XT system: the front speakers, the centre and these, all from one range.
≈ $119 / 161 €
Pair · Dolby Atmos Enabled certified · up-firing or rear speaker · horizontal or vertical mounting · rotating wall bracket
A certified Atmos Enabled pair that can also be used as an ordinary rear speaker — two jobs from one purchase, which is unusual on this shelf.
Best for: A room where the ceiling might not cooperate — because the same speakers work as rears if it does not.
≈ 300 €
Active pair · 320 W stated · Bluetooth 5.4 · DAB+ radio built in · wooden cabinets · LED
Active floorstanders with a DAB radio inside them — a complete music system in two cabinets, with no amplifier, no source and no shelf.
Best for: A room that wants music without any furniture — no rack, no amplifier, no source.
≈ 274 €
Passive pair · three-way · 200 W RMS (440 W max) stated · 1 × 6.5" subwoofer, 3 × 6.5" woofers, 1 × 6.5" mid, 1" tweeter
The most completely specified floorstander here: every driver diameter published, and power stated as RMS with the peak figure alongside it.
Best for: A medium or large room, and a buyer who wants to see the driver complement before committing.
≈ 200 €
Passive pair · 500 W maximum stated · works with common hi-fi amplifiers
The entry floorstander: a passive pair with a maximum power figure and little else published, at the price where most people buy their first tower speakers.
Best for: A first pair of tower speakers, where the alternative is bookshelf speakers on a shelf.
≈ £210 / 190 €
Floorstanding · top of the Monitor XT range · Terylene dome tweeter · Hi-Res capable frequency extension stated
The largest speaker in the Monitor XT range, which also contains the matching centre and height module in this catalogue — a system rather than a speaker.
Best for: The front pair of a Polk Monitor XT system, with the matching centre and height modules from this catalogue.
≈ $319 / 313 €
Active pair · three-way · two woofers · Kevlar midrange with phase plug · 25 mm tweeter · no external amplifier
An active three-way floorstander: the amplifier is inside, which removes a component and a decision — and removes the ability to change it later.
Best for: A system where the speakers are the whole system — a television, a source and these, with nothing between them.
≈ 730 €
Passive pair · compact · from the Reference range
A passive compact speaker from a house built on horn loading and high sensitivity — neither of which this listing states.
Best for: A Klipsch system, where the subwoofer and height modules from the same range are already in place.
≈ £302 / 278 €
2-way · 60 W RMS (120 W peak) · 4–8 Ω · 88 dB sensitivity · 110 mm woofer-mid, 13 mm tweeter
The only bookshelf speaker in this catalogue that publishes RMS power, impedance range AND sensitivity — the three figures that decide whether an amplifier suits it.
Best for: Anyone matching speakers to an amplifier on published figures rather than on brand.
≈ 135 €
Passive pair · 100 W · 8 Ω stated · full-range mini cube · for home cinema, stereo or office
The cheapest speaker in this catalogue: a full-range mini cube that publishes its impedance, which is the one figure that decides compatibility.
Best for: Rear or height channels in a system that already has a subwoofer, at the lowest possible cost.
≈ $40 / £31 / 25 €
Passive pair · 2 × 30 W · 6 Ω impedance · 40 Hz–20 kHz stated · carbon fibre dual drivers
A compact pair that publishes impedance and a frequency range — 6 Ω and 40 Hz to 20 kHz — at a price where nothing else does.
Best for: A small system where the amplifier is modest and the impedance needs to be uncomplicated.
≈ £70 / 60 €
Passive pair · two-way · balanced tuning · fourth generation of the range
The compact member of the Ultima range, which also supplies the centre and the active floorstanders in this catalogue — matching is the argument.
Best for: The rear or front pair of an Ultima system, matched to the Ultima centre.
≈ 220 €
5.0 system — NO subwoofer · 2 floorstanders, 1 three-way centre, 2 two-way satellites · 1 150 W stated
A five-speaker set with no subwoofer — a 5.0 rather than a 5.1, which the page says first because it is the thing that is discovered at delivery.
Best for: A first surround system where the floorstanders can carry the low end, with a subwoofer added later.
≈ 170 €
Active 5.1 system · 1 000 W peak stated · THX certified · amplifier built into the subwoofer
The one complete system here that includes its own amplification — THX certified, with the amplifier in the subwoofer, so no receiver is needed.
Best for: A room that wants genuine five-speaker surround without buying, housing or learning a receiver.
≈ 215 €
Complete 5.1 system · ready to play · acoustic concept developed in Berlin · passive speakers with active subwoofer
A complete 5.1 package designed as one system rather than assembled from a range — five matched speakers and an active subwoofer, ready to connect to a receiver.
Best for: A first surround system where matching matters and assembling from components is not appealing.
≈ 530 €
2.4 GHz transmission · in-ear · TOSLINK and AUX inputs · bypass output · transmitter charging box
In-ear television earphones on 2.4 GHz with a bypass output — the connection detail that lets the television speakers keep playing for everyone else.
Best for: Two people watching where only one needs the sound in their ears — the bypass output is exactly that case.
≈ 82 €
Bluetooth 5.4 · transmitter and charging station · 3 audio modes · up to 40 hours stated battery
Bluetooth 5.4 with a transmitter included — the transmitter is what makes Bluetooth workable here, because it controls both ends of the link.
Best for: Long viewing sessions where battery life matters, with the transmitter removing the usual Bluetooth pairing problems.
≈ 60 €
Bluetooth 5.2 · low latency stated · designed for seniors · private listening
Television headphones aimed explicitly at older viewers, where the design priorities are volume, comfort and simplicity rather than specification.
Best for: A household where one person needs the television louder than everyone else — which is what this category exists for.
≈ 56 €
Bluetooth 5.3 · USB transmitter included · retractable headband · ultralight over-ear
The cheapest television headphones here, supplied with a USB transmitter — which is what makes them work with a television that has no Bluetooth.
Best for: A first pair of television headphones, for a television with a USB port and no Bluetooth.
≈ £35 / 37 €
Digital RF transmission · up to 100 m stated range · bass boost and surround modes · base station included
A dedicated radio system rather than Bluetooth — which is what keeps lips and voices together, and what the 100-metre stated range is for.
Best for: Late viewing without waking a household, and anyone who has found Bluetooth headphones out of sync with the picture.
≈ 159 €
4K · Google TV · voice search remote · reference platform for service licensing
The reference platform for streaming licensing — which is the specification that actually decides picture quality on this shelf, and the one no listing publishes.
Best for: Any television or projector that needs a modern streaming source with the broadest service support.
≈ $169 / 101 €
Android TV · 4K UHD · HDR · Wi-Fi and LAN · 150+ HD channels via MagentaTV · live and catch-up
An Android TV box built around MagentaTV — a national television service — which combines broadcast channels and streaming apps in one interface.
Best for: A MagentaTV subscriber who wants channels and streaming apps in one place.
≈ 155 €
4K · Google TV · 32 GB storage · Wi-Fi · LAN · USB ports
A Google TV box with an ethernet port and 32 GB of storage — the two specifications that fix the problems streaming sticks actually have.
Best for: A television at the far end of a house from the router, where a wired connection is available.
≈ 80 €
4K · Android TV · 2 GB RAM, 8 GB storage · DVB-T2 tuner built in · over 100 free channels stated
A streaming box with a broadcast tuner inside it — which makes it the only device here that receives free-to-air television as well as streaming it.
Best for: A German household that wants free-to-air channels and streaming from one box.
≈ 65 €
4K · HDR10+ AND Dolby Vision · Dolby Atmos · Wi-Fi and LAN · HDMI · illuminated remote · tied to the waipu.tv platform
The only device here that supports both HDR10+ and Dolby Vision — two separately licensed formats — and the only one built around a single German platform.
Best for: A German household already subscribing to waipu.tv, where the box is part of the service.
≈ 129 €
Full HD 1080p · Blu-ray region B/2 · all-region DVD · Dolby Digital · HDMI and AV · USB to 128 GB · PAL/NTSC
A compact player that states its region behaviour precisely — Blu-ray locked to B/2, DVD unlocked — which is exactly the information a disc buyer needs.
Best for: A DVD collection bought across regions, on a system where compressed audio is sufficient.
≈ 100 €
3D Blu-ray · Full HD upscaling · internet apps · LAN · USB · MKV playback
A compact Blu-ray player that plays MKV files from USB — which makes it a disc player and a local media player at once.
Best for: An existing Blu-ray and DVD collection, plus files on a USB drive, without a 4K requirement.
≈ 115 €
Full HD 1080p · TRILUMINOS · Dolby TrueHD · DTS-HD Master Audio · DTS-HD High Resolution · SD upscaling
A Full HD player that decodes the lossless audio formats — Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio — which is the disc's real advantage over streaming.
Best for: A system with a receiver and real speakers, where the lossless soundtrack is the reason to own discs at all.
≈ 90 €
DVB-T2 · H.265 HEVC · Full HD · USB · HDMI · SCART · S/PDIF · IR eye · 6 000 channel memory
The cheapest receiver here, with H.265 HEVC decoding and an S/PDIF output — the codec that terrestrial broadcasting has migrated to, and a digital audio path.
Best for: Free-to-air terrestrial television, on any television, at the lowest cost — with the codec that keeps it working.
≈ 26 €
DVB-T2 HD receiver · aerial included · HDMI cable included · 3 months freenet included · USB media player
A bundle rather than a receiver: the box, an aerial, a cable and three months of the encrypted platform — everything needed to receive television in one purchase.
Best for: A first terrestrial setup where the point is to have television working the same evening.
≈ 60 €
DVB-C/C2 and DVB-T/T2 combo · HDTV · HDMI · SCART · USB · coaxial
A combo receiver covering cable and terrestrial with both HDMI and SCART — the most connections on this shelf for the least money.
Best for: A household that is not sure whether it will use cable or terrestrial, on a television of any age.
≈ £28 / 27 €
DVB-T and DVB-T2 HD · PVR recording · HDMI · SCART · USB · radio
A terrestrial receiver with recording and a SCART output — the second matters more than it sounds, because it is what connects to a television without HDMI.
Best for: An older television without HDMI, or a second set where SCART is the only input.
≈ 39 €
DVB-C and DVB-T2 combo · USB media player · PVR ready · timeshift · integrated Irdeto access system
A combo receiver that handles both cable and terrestrial, with recording and timeshift — and an integrated conditional access system, which is a national specification.
Best for: A German household with either cable or terrestrial reception, where recording matters.
≈ 40 €
26–55" (66–140 cm) · VESA 100×100 to 400×400 · 36.3 kg stated load · tilt +10°/−5° · stated for concrete, brick and single wood stud walls
One of the few mounts that names the wall types it was designed for — concrete, brick and a single wood stud — instead of leaving the question open.
Best for: A mid-sized set on a timber-framed wall, where the stud position decides the mount position.
≈ $28 / £15 / 16 €
32–75" (81–191 cm) · VESA up to 400×400 · swivel up to 160° · tilt 15° · extendable · drilling template, spirit level and fischer plugs supplied · developed in Germany
A full-motion mount that arrives with a drilling template, a spirit level and named fischer plugs — the installation kit is the argument.
Best for: A first wall-mount installation, where having the right template and plugs in the box removes a trip to a shop.
≈ £51 / 43 €
32–65" (81–165 cm) · VESA from 200×100 to 200×200 and wider · 60 kg stated load · tilt −15° to +5°, two adjusters · swivel ±90° · single-joint arm, 30% thicker
A stated 60 kg on a single arm with two separate tilt adjusters — the heaviest capacity on this shelf outside the premium bracket.
Best for: A heavy mid-to-large set that needs to swing out, on a wall that has been properly identified.
≈ £40 / 42 €
13–42" · VESA 75×75 to 200×200 · 20 kg stated load · tilt +5°/−15° · swivel 90° each way · 360° rotation · 368 mm extension · single steel arm
A small full-motion mount that extends 368 mm and rotates through 360° — the movement of an expensive mount at the price of a fixed one.
Best for: A kitchen, bedroom or office screen that needs to be seen from more than one position.
≈ £13 / 16 €
40–77" · designed around OLED panel depth · up to 180° viewing angle · One-Finger Movement · cable clip · TÜV tested to 3× stated maximum load
TÜV tested to three times its stated maximum load, and light enough to move with one finger — the two claims that separate a premium arm.
Best for: A thin OLED panel that will be repositioned regularly, where the mount is meant to disappear behind it.
≈ $230 / £204 / 178 €
37–82" · VESA up to 600×400 · 60 kg stated load · 38 mm wall gap · +1° to −8° tilt · auto-locking release · spirit level and 5 cable ties supplied
A low-profile mount with a small tilt range and an automatic locking system — VESA support wider than most here, for the money.
Best for: A large set on a solid wall, where a few degrees of tilt is all the movement needed.
≈ $18 / 21 €
37–90" (94–229 cm) · VESA 50×50 to 800×400 · 100 kg stated load · 26 mm wall gap · fischer plugs and spirit level supplied · 10-year guarantee stated
VESA to 800×400 and a stated 100 kg — the largest published limits in this catalogue, with a ten-year guarantee behind them.
Best for: A very large set on a solid wall, where the VESA pattern is wider than most mounts accept.
≈ £27 / 24 €
32–55" · VESA 50×50, 75×75, 100×100, 200×100, 200×200 — 100×200 explicitly NOT supported · 30 kg stated load · 14 mm wall gap · supplied pre-assembled
The only listing in this catalogue that names a VESA pattern it does **not** support — which is exactly the detail that decides whether a mount fits.
Best for: A mid-sized set on a solid wall, where sitting genuinely flat matters more than size headroom.
≈ £22 / 16 €
32–77" · VESA up to 400×400 · 50 kg stated load · 22 mm wall gap · ClickLoc single-click lock · dedicated cable access · AR installation app
A 22 mm gap with a single-click lock and a deliberate cable access channel — the fixed mount that thought about what happens after installation.
Best for: An installation that will be lived with — where cables change and the set occasionally comes off.
≈ $50 / £39 / 35 €
32–75" · VESA 75×75 to 400×400 · 55 kg stated load · 20 mm wall gap · spirit level and quick-release straps supplied
A 20 mm wall gap with quick-release straps — a genuinely flat mount that can still be pulled off the wall to reach a socket.
Best for: A set that has to sit as flat as possible, where all the cables are plugged in before it goes up.
≈ £13 / 14 €
32–75" · stated to mount screens to 100 kg · centre shelf rated 45 kg · height-adjustable · steel frame · castors
A rolling cart with a centre shelf rated for 45 kg of equipment — which is what turns a stand into a whole system on wheels.
Best for: A large screen with a receiver and a console that all have to move together.
≈ £50 / 57 €
32–75" · 45 kg stated load · height-adjustable · lockable castors · laptop and disc-player shelf · black
Lockable castors and a shelf, stated explicitly — the two details that decide whether a rolling stand is usable rather than merely mobile.
Best for: A screen that moves between rooms regularly, where locking it in place matters as much as rolling it.
≈ $90 / £59 / 80 €
32–75" · VESA 200×200 to 600×400 · 50 kg stated load · height 1065–1415 mm · rubberised locking castors · steel shelf to 5 kg · webcam shelf
The only stand here that publishes its height range and its VESA limits — 1065 to 1415 mm, and patterns up to 600×400.
Best for: A large screen used at a set working height — a meeting room, a studio, a treadmill in front of a television.
≈ $135 / £130 / 140 €
15 kg stated load · 14 cm from the ceiling · universal arm span to 48.43 cm · 360° rotation · ±15° tilt on a ceiling, 60° down on a wall · integrated cable routing
A 15 kg universal mount with an arm span to 48.43 cm — enough capacity and enough reach for a real home cinema projector.
Best for: A home cinema projector on a ceiling where 14 cm of drop puts the lens at the right height.
≈ 16 €
380–580 mm adjustable drop · 13.5 kg stated load · 360° rotation · ±15° tilt · 210–330 mm hole spacing · four screw sets supplied (M3, M4, M5, M6) · integrated cable routing
A telescopic drop of 380 to 580 mm with four sets of projector screws in the box — the mount for a ceiling that needs the lens lower.
Best for: A high ceiling where the lens has to come down 40 to 60 cm to line up with the screen.
≈ £34 / 25 €
35–53 cm telescopic arm · 7 kg stated load · 360° swivel · hole spacing 5.2"–14" (about 13–36 cm) · quick-release system · drilling template supplied
A quick-release head on a telescopic arm — the mount for a projector that comes down regularly, at the price of capacity.
Best for: A projector that is put away between uses, or a room where it has to come down for maintenance.
≈ $66 / £54 / 63 €
13.5 cm drop · 2 kg stated load · 360° rotation · 90° tilt · aluminium alloy · requires a 1/4" (6.35 mm) thread
A 2 kg mount for a mini projector with a camera thread — which is a specification to check before ordering, not after.
Best for: A portable projector with a tripod thread, hung close to a ceiling.
≈ £10 / 11 €
33–54 cm extension pole · 20 kg stated load · ±15° tilt · ±8° swivel · ceiling, wall and flush-ceiling mounting · hardware kit for wood studs, concrete, flat and suspended ceilings
A stated 20 kg — the highest capacity on this shelf — with a hardware kit that names four ceiling and wall constructions.
Best for: A heavy projector on a suspended or concrete ceiling, where the fixing type is the deciding question.
≈ $37 / 31 €
