name for stereo system in single case


A few current product designs feature stereo driver pairings in a single unit, essentially offering the simplicity of radio boxes, but playing an external audio source.

Many are extremely inexpensive designs packed with high-tech features, but a few are more subdued, extending the low-end of the range of mid-range manufacturers.
A few examples of the following:

The aim of course is not to satisfy the most discerning audiophile, but to make a pleasant experience with very modest demands on space and investment (for example, in a kitchen, someone listening frequently to talk but occasionally to music).

Is any particular name given for such a product, that is, one essentially having the following features?:
  • A single case
  • Stereo speakers (drivers, e.g. two woofers and two tweeters)
  • Internal amplification, for line input to the whole unit.
thinker
As far as the OP is concerned, I think these are really just called "bluetooth speakers" nowadays.

In practical terms, I agree in a large sense, but Bluetooth is an input, not a cabinet design or driver layout. I was genuinely curious whether this physical configuration had any particular name, since it of course in principle can be constructed without any Bluetooth receiver.

By the way, a web search with key words "bluetooth speakers" mostly produces products in two categories, one being a genuine stereo speaker pair with a Bluetooth input, the other being a small battery-powered device, very much as a modern-day boom box, of very low cost and basic construction, suitable for outdoor recreation, and the like. Neither of these two broad categories quite encompass the description I gave. Hence, I think, a new name is badly needed.

Of course many, especially in this community, would have limited interest in such a configuration, but in my view it may not be as frivolous as some might assume. Once getting passed the idea that not every room in the world is as meticulously arranged as an audiophile’s living room (I know, it’s hard), and thinking about spaces like kitchens, hallways, and bedrooms, where a transistor radio would have been common in yesteryear, I think that some would start to see the usefulness. I think many are still unaware that an appliance as small as 50 centimeters long, smaller than a mobile phone, in fact essentially a phone with no screen or battery, can easily provide the audio source, connecting to a local media server or internet radio channel. Functionally, the effect is the look of a mid-century radio box combined with the ability to play an uncounted variety of of live or recorded sources.





As I said earlier, they were called compact stereo systems where the receiver had a turntable built in on top and the front face had either a CD player/recorder or an 8 track tape player.  I sold dozens of them during the 1973 Christmas season.  Sony actually made quite a nice sounding unit for around $200.00. KLH also made one that sounded pretty good for the money.  
A system of the turntable, tape deck, or CD tray integrated, versus a cabinet of just the drivers, amplifier (and DAC) is a big difference. Wouldn't you say that the "compact system" designation is likely to apply only to the fully integrated case?