Micro system Denon RCD-M41DAB Dali Spektor

As we are concerning ourselves with the best-bang-for-your-buck music systems over the next few pages, it makes sense to kick things offwith a micro system that has, in various iterations, won the What Hi-Fi? Best Buy in its class for a decade and more.

The Denon D-M41DAB introduced Bluetooth to the winning combination; but it did more than that. It improved the unit’s performance across the board over an already-impressive class leader.

A quick note on the model name. The Denon D-M41DAB is the micro system with Denon SC-M41 speakers included. This system is available at ₨47,000 – and if your budget is set in stone at below ₨50k, we would urge you to go down that route. We are impressed with the results the in-house speakers bring to the party. Invest a bit more however, and the results are, inevitably, greater still. The little Dali Spektor 1 speakers are a delight at less than ₨25k, and worth the upgrade over the Denon pairing if you can afford it.