The Howlers are two separate speaker units that connect to each other through Bluetooth and then onwards to your music device - whether that be your phone, tablet, laptop or anything with a Bluetooth audio output. They come complete with a charge base, which is magnetic, meaning it's a simple case of popping them on the base to get charging - no faffing about with individual cables to each speaker. The charge base takes a standard MicroUSB connection, the same as a lot of android phones and most portable accessories - meaning no proprietary charging kit needed. If you're caught without the charge base, the speakers do have backup USB connections as well, so you can charge them singly.

The speaker units are tiny machined alloy cylinders that are both really attractive and mega tough. Packing battery life for up to 8 hours of flat out music before a quick charge to top them up, the sound output of these little speakers almost defies belief. Loud, punchy, but controlled and completely without distortion - these really are the only portable speakers you'll need.

The real aural benefit of the design is that unlike one-box speakers that claim to be stereo, you can physically space the left and right speakers far enough apart (about 6 feet is the usual suggested minimum distance) to give you a correct stereo image where you will be able to place sources in the stereo soundfield. Additionally, if you wish, you can pair single units to different devices as mono speakers to double their usability!