Gone are the days when the remote speaker options for home living resembled a small room heater and sounded like a transistor radio. Nowadays the average device is compact, good looking, and can sound as good as the next bit of hi-fi (accepting that the playback rates are determined by your phone or computer import quality or choice of streaming service). The treVolo can also be jacked into you home audio, if preferred.

The BenQ treVolo is certainly small, its electrostatic speakers folding away in a unit that takes up no more table space than a couple of paperback books. It also comes with up to 12 hours powerless playing time which means it can be tucked away pretty much anywhere when you have friends over. It also has a nice bonus feature by becoming a handy speakerphone when connected to a mobile. Connection to devices is quick and easy, the Bluetooth capacity no worse than other devices (there’s the usual struggle to get through several brick walls if you move about).

The sound is more than acceptable for casual listening. The treVolo’s speciality is its typically crisp electrostatic...