The Lyric 09 has been our biggest selling 'all-in-one' audiophile product of the last 2 years, with a staggering 350 units sold. We were therefore more than a little concerned when Cyrus recently announced that they were going to change one of our favourite models of all time - how could the company possibly improve on the 09?

Well, the answer soon became apparent, when Cyrus confirmed that the old Lyric range (called Lyric 05 and Lyric 09) would be consolidated into one model called simply Lyric, which would be pretty much identical to the 09, but with two new colour finishes (called Stealth and Stone) and an SRP reduced from £3000 to £2750. In other words, by doing away with the older Lyric 05 / 09 models and concentrating all their tooling on producing just one model in volume, Cyrus have been able to reduce the price of the Lyric 09 and give it a much more 21st Century look, into the bargain.

Other than that, the new Lyric is identical to the Lyric 09 so it is a stylish, 'do everything' one box solution that boasts unbeatable connectivity, plus streaming, plus the incredible performance of true Cyrus separates, yet takes up far less space than any comparable system. It's got the lot - audiophile CD player (Lyric uses Cyrus' own highly acclaimed Servo Evolution system), plus DAB, FM and internet radio (listen to any of 70,000 internet radio stations from around the globe), plus CD quality Qobuz and Tidal FLAC streaming (subscription required), plus hybrid power amplifier (Lyric uses Cyrus' new 230 watt amp modules to maximise performance into virtually any speaker load), plus speaker impedance adjustment (Lyric automatically adjusts itself to match the impedance of your speakers), plus USB Inputs (one input at the back and one at the front - both compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod), plus four digital inputs (2 x Coaxial + 2 x Optical), plus Bluetooth apt-X connectivity (effortlessly stream music from your smartphone / tablet), plus touch screen with proximity sensors (no buttons, and as you approach the Lyric, its display lights up for you!), plus ambient lighting sensors (Lyric automatically adjusts the brightness of its display to match the lighting in your room), plus high quality headphone amplifier, plus Free App (You get a remote control, but you can also use Cyrus' Cadence control App / Android from your Apple device). Out of breath yet? We did say that the Lyric has the lot and we meant it!

The Cyrus Lyric is a truly 21st century solution that caters for all the needs of the modern music lover. Whichever way you want to source music, the Lyric will deliver brilliant sound quality - and from one incredibly stylish, compact unit.

There simply isn't a better specified, better sounding piece of Hi-Fi at this price from any manufacturer.