Our Sound+Image GOLD Awards are reserved for the best of the custom installations which we cover in Sound+Image, Australian Hi-Fi, Audio Esoterica and Best Buys Audio & AV magazines, whether home cinemas, mixed purpose media rooms, stereo hi-fi installations, or an entire smart home decked in tech from its foundations to its roof-mounted CCTV cameras.
Custom installation approaches the audio-visual experience in an entirely different direction to our usual equipment-based system building. You’re paying for expertise and advice, and a good custom installer will begin with a consultation process where they get to know you, what you like, what you’re after, and eventually what your budget might be.
Then together you can design the dream. Usually it will be the installer who recommends equipment: a professional installer has the knowledge, experience, and expertise to design and install a system that meets your specific needs and preferences. They can recommend the best equipment and technology to achieve the optimal audio and visual experience taking into account your room size, layout, and acoustics.
You can hone the details, decide where the drinks bar goes (sadly, outside the room is best), then let the professionals do the work before enjoying the results. The final advantage of using an installer comes with support and maintenance. If you have any issues with your system or need help with upgrades or repairs, you can rely on the expertise and assistance of your installer, and enjoy an ongoing relationship into the future.
Our GOLD Awards are not the only place to find high-quality custom work. Sound+Image is proud to have been a founder member of CEDIA in Australia, and we still work with the global peak body to publish in print their annual award-winners for the Asia-Pacific region each year. The awards recognise the best work by CEDIA members, but equally important is that members undergo continuous education in skills and technologies, so that CEDIA membership is a badge of quality in itself. For information, and to find local CEDIA members, visit CEDIA
For the full details on each and every winner, check out the Special Awards Issue of Sound+Image magazine, on sale now in print and digital editions. Print subscriptions here; digital issues here!
Let's meet the winners!
Installation Speakers of the Year
INSTALLATION SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR
Theory Audio Design sb25
Judges Comment: Dynamite versatile ‘surface-mount’ speakers matched with their own dedicated processor/amplifier.
See our theatre audition and interview
Cinema Design 'Gold' Awards
CINEMA DESIGN ‘GOLD’ AWARD
Andersons AVI
See the full story on this stunning installation in the Mornington Peninsula
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CINEMA DESIGN ‘GOLD’ AWARD
Hi-Fi Hunter
See the full story on this Perth home cinema installation
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CINEMA DESIGN ‘GOLD’ AWARD
Rogue Home Cinema
See the full story on this spectacular WA home cinema upgrade
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Our Cinema Design 'Gold' Alumni
We deliver Sound+Image GOLD awards as a permanent status symbol to the companies that win them, recognising the quality of their work featured in Sound+Image magazine. So in addition to those recognised this year on the following pages, the companies here are also current GOLD award holders.
