Primare’s Allt-i-Ett (Swedish/Norwegian for “all-in-one”) is essentially a full hi-fi system compressed into a single, furniture-friendly chassis: streamer + amplification + a serious multi-driver speaker array, with HDMI eARC so it can double as a TV hub. The headline idea is simple: give people who don’t want a rack of separates (or who want “proper” sound in a second room) something that behaves like a premium lifestyle speaker, but is built and voiced like hi-fi.
What follows is a deep dive based on Primare’s published documentation/specs and early third-party coverage/reviews (not my own in-room audition).
Design and build: “Scandi minimalism,” but function-forward
At a glance, Allt-i-Ett reads as Primare: clean lines, understated finish, and the kind of industrial design that won’t date quickly. It’s also unapologetically large for a “one box” system—about 690 × 303 × 150 mm (height rises to ~230 mm with the display up) and 16 kg—which makes sense once you remember it’s housing ten drivers and enough amplification/DSP to move real air.
The most distinctive usability flourish is the dual-display concept: a fixed touchscreen plus a motorised, tilting screen that can sit flush or lift up for visibility across a room. Alongside that is a big, tactile volume control—very “hi-fi,” and a welcome counterpoint to app-only speakers.
Speaker architecture: more than a soundbar array
Primare isn’t doing the “two small full-range drivers and a passive radiator” thing here. The published array is:
6 × 4" woofers
2 × 4" midrange drivers
2 × 0.75" waveguide tweeters
300 W peak amplifier power
Primare also describes the low-frequency drivers as split across front-firing, rear-firing, and down-firing positions, which is a big clue to the goal: room-filling scale and bass weight without demanding a separate subwoofer on day one.
Is “300 W peak” the whole story? Not really—peak figures are a marketing-friendly yardstick, and they don’t tell you continuous power, distortion at output, or how hard the DSP is working. But combined with ten drivers and a heavy cabinet, the intent is clear: this is designed to play big.
Connectivity: the best argument for choosing it over a typical “smart speaker”
Allt-i-Ett’s connection set is unusually complete for a one-box system, and that’s one of its strongest differentiators versus many lifestyle competitors.
TV and digital sources
HDMI eARC/CEC (stereo PCM up to 24/48)
2 × optical (up to 32/192)
1 × coax (up to 32/192)
USB-A for local files (with very wide format support, including high-rate PCM and DSD on local/NAS playback paths)
That HDMI eARC inclusion matters. It’s what makes Allt-i-Ett a legitimate “soundbar alternative” for people who want better musical performance than most bars deliver, without losing the one-cable TV convenience.
Analog (including vinyl)
Stereo RCA / MM phono input with ground lug
The built-in MM phono stage is a big deal at this price, because it turns “turntable + one box” into a genuinely clean, living-room-friendly system. One early review specifically calls out that the phono input/amp received “sufficient attention” to present vinyl properly.
Expandability and private listening
Subwoofer output with bass management
3.5 mm headphone out (32 Ω at 30 mW)
Bluetooth headphone transmission (so the unit can act as a transmitter to wireless headphones)
The sub out + bass management is the key “futureproofing” feature: you can start as one box, then add a sub if you move it to a bigger room or simply want more low-end headroom.
Radio FM + DAB+ built in
Streaming and control: Primare Prisma, done properly
Networking support includes Wi-Fi 6 and wired Ethernet, plus Prisma as the software backbone.
From Primare’s own spec/user guide pages, you’re getting:
AirPlay 2
Spotify Connect
TIDAL Connect
Qobuz Connect
Bluetooth (SBC/AAC/aptX/aptX-HD receive; SBC/aptX transmit for headphones)
Some early review material also lists Chromecast support. Primare’s Allt-i-Ett review PDF includes it, and Primare’s own design brief references “wake on cast signal,” which strongly suggests Cast/Chromecast is part of the Prisma stack even if it isn’t spelled out in the specific tech-spec bullet list shown on the user-guide page.
Control options are refreshingly broad:
On-device touchscreen + knob
DSP, Room EQ, and BACCH: the “secret sauce” (and the main reason it’s priced like hi-fi)
Allt-i-Ett leans heavily into DSP—not as a crutch, but as a feature set:
Placement presets: Free Standing / Near Wall / Corner
Auto Room EQ (in the Prisma app)
11-band graphic EQ
BACCH spatial audio (3D processing based on crosstalk cancellation)
Room EQ practicality
Primare’s implementation is pragmatic: it’s designed to be quick, app-driven calibration rather than an “install day” ordeal. There is one gotcha: Primare notes Room EQ can be done with an iOS device mic, while Android requires a Primare Zen microphone (which iOS can also use for improved results).
What BACCH is likely to feel like
BACCH-style processing tries to recreate a more speaker-like spatial presentation from a compact source by reducing the left-right “crosstalk” your ears normally hear in typical speaker setups. In practice, these systems can sound impressively wide and “out of the box” in the sweet spot, but can be more variable off-axis. The upside is a more immersive, less “everything is stuck to the cabinet” experience—especially valuable for a single-box system that might otherwise image like a big soundbar.
One published review claims that once Room EQ is set and BACCH is enabled, the Allt-i-Ett delivers a listening experience “unlike any other soundbar or similar system,” scoring highly with both music and TV sound.
Sound expectations: what this design should do well (and where it might be polarising)
Without pretending to have heard your room, here’s what the engineering choices suggest—and what early commentary reinforces:
Likely strengths
Scale and dynamics for a one-box: ten drivers + DSP-managed amplification generally means effortless loudness and better composure than small lifestyle speakers.
Bass that feels “real”: six 4" woofers (including rear/down-firing elements) should move enough air to sound full at moderate volumes, not just “punchy.”
A more hi-fi feature balance: proper digital inputs, a phono stage, and sub bass management is a separates-minded checklist in a single chassis.
Room adaptability: placement modes + Room EQ can be the difference between “boomy near a wall” and “tight and balanced.”
Potential trade-offs
Sweet-spot dependence with BACCH: spatial processing often shines when you’re centred; if your listening is mostly “moving around the kitchen,” you may prefer a more conventional tuning or leave BACCH off.
HDMI eARC is stereo PCM: if you’re expecting Dolby Atmos decoding inside the unit like some soundbars, that’s not the concept here—this is about quality stereo TV sound and musical performance first.
One-box physics still applies: it can be huge-sounding for what it is, but it won’t perfectly replicate the imaging scale of well-placed stereo speakers several feet apart—unless BACCH happens to work brilliantly in your room/seat.
Price and positioning: “premium lifestyle” money, but with hi-fi intent
That puts it right into the territory of serious one-box competitors (think the “luxury streamer speaker” class) while also nibbling at the lower edge of true separates (compact amp + bookshelf speakers + streamer). The pitch is: you’re paying for integration, industrial design, and DSP sophistication, while getting a connectivity set that’s closer to hi-fi than to mainstream smart speakers.
You want surround/Atmos decoding inside the box (this isn’t that style of soundbar).
Your priority is the absolute best stereo imaging money can buy—separates + speakers still win on fundamentals.
You mainly listen far off-axis and think BACCH/3D processing will be central to the purchase.
Verdict
Primare Allt-i-Ett looks like one of the more “serious hi-fi” takes on the all-in-one category in a long time: robust driver count, genuine input flexibility (including MM phono), HDMI eARC for TV integration, and a DSP toolset that goes beyond tone controls into calibration and spatial processing.
If you want a single-box system that behaves like modern streaming audio but is spec’d like hi-fi—and you’re willing to pay for that integration—it’s a compelling proposition. The big variables are how well Room EQ and BACCH land in your room and listening habits; if they click, this could be the rare one-box that feels genuinely “system-like,” not just “nice speaker-like.”
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