Audio Pro vs Panasonic Audio Systems

Audio Pro offers the Addon T3+ portable speaker at £149 and the C5 MkII multi-room WiFi speaker at £209 in grey or £246.97 in black. Panasonic focuses on compact hi-fi, from the SC-HC200EBK micro hi-fi with Bluetooth at £79 and the SC-PM702 neat micro system with CD, radio and Bluetooth at £179 to the SC-DM502EK stereo compact system with CD and Bluetooth at £249.

Panasonic's systems are about stereo sound from a set of separate speakers. The SC-DM502EK combines 20W plus 20W of stereo sound with a CD player, Bluetooth and a bass reflex port. The SC-PM702 adds FM and DAB radio with five preset EQ settings, while the SC-HC200EBK is a slim two-channel digital amplifier unit that works with a Panasonic music streaming app. Audio Pro, by contrast, focuses on speakers you can group over WiFi and carry around. Its C5 MkII is a multi-room speaker, and the Addon T3+ has a built-in battery for portable use.

Audio Pro suits people who want a single design-led speaker for a room, a garden or a bag, or a multi-room set-up built one speaker at a time. Panasonic suits buyers who want a proper stereo system that plays CDs, radio and Bluetooth, and the slim SC-HC200 suits shelves and small spaces. Those who still buy CDs or want DAB radio should look at Panasonic, while anyone building a whole-home system will find Audio Pro's WiFi speakers a better fit. Separate speakers take up more room, so measure the shelf before buying.

Bottom line: choose Audio Pro if you want speakers you can group over WiFi or carry outdoors, from £149. Choose Panasonic if you want a stereo system that plays CDs and radio, from £79 for the slim SC-HC200EBK to £249 for the SC-DM502EK.