I spent a day at an elite hi-fi show to pick out 6 affordable speakers and hi-res players even I'd buy, so maybe you can too

I saw some of the best stereo speakers while wearing my boots down at Bristol Hi-Fi Show between February 20-22, and I wrote a whole listicle on some of the premium audio gadgets which will absolutely shatter your bank account.

But at the annual show, I also saw a decent amount of kit that wasn’t so wallet-shredding. I enjoyed listening to plenty of headphones and speakers which you and I could even end up buying — I mean, if my landlady decided I could be exempt from rent for a month or two.

None of the following gadgets will be eligible for our best cheap headphones or speakers lists; they’re all still far from the ‘budget’ border which we patrol for those round-ups. But they’re still within the budgets of some audiophiles, as long as they’re OK with saving for a little while — and ...