Sound+Image #351 – our Special Awards Issue – is now on sale, featuring the ultimate guide to the best audio & AV available in Australia today!
50+ AWARDS - YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO AUDIO & AV
Here are the categories, but who are the winners? Our Awards issue details them all, including everything you need to know about every winner, and where to find them.
MUSIC SOURCES
CD Player of the Year
Streaming Music Player under $5000
Streaming Music Player over $5000
DAC of the Year
Turntable of the Year under $500
Turntable of the Year $500-$1000
Turntable of the Year $1000-$2000
Turntable of the Year $2000-$10,000
Turntable of the Year over $10,000
Phono Stage of the Year
AMPLIFIERS
Amplifier of the Year under $2000
Amplifier of the Year $2000-$4000
Amplifier of the Year $4000-$8000
Amplifier of the Year $8000-$12,000
Amplifier of the Year over $12,000
Pre-Power Amplifiers of the Year
Stereo Power Amplifier of the Year
SYSTEMS & LOUDSPEAKERS
Music System of the Year under $1000
Music System of the Year over $1000
Wireless Speakers of the Year under $2500
Wireless Speakers of the Year over $2500
Standmounters of the Year under $5000
Standmounters of the Year over $5000
Floorstanders of the Year under $5000
Floorstanders of the Year $5000-$10,000
Floorstanders of the Year over $10,000
Editor’s Choice Award
Subwoofer of the Year under $5000
Subwoofer of the Year over $5000
AUDIO-VISUAL AWARDS
AV Receiver of the Year
AV Processor/Preamp of the Year
Soundbar of the Year under $500
Soundbar of the Year $500-$1000
Soundbar of the Year $1000-$2000
Soundbar of the Year over $2000
Soundbar System of the Year
Soundbar Technical Achievement Award
Surround System of the Year
AV Projector of the Year under $2500
AV Projector of the Year $2500-$5000
AV Projector of the Year over $5000
Television of the Year under $2000
Television of the Year over $2000
CUSTOM INSTALLATION AWARDS
Cinema ‘GOLD’ Awards
Installation Speakers of the Year
HEADPHONE AWARDS
Home Headphones of the Year <$5000
Home Headphones of the Year over $5000
Wireless Headphones of the Year (no ANC)
Wireless Headphones of the Year <$1000
Wireless Headphones of the Year >$1000
Lifetime Achievement Award
PLUS all our regular news & features
- KEF’s R Series goes Meta
- Has MQA had its day? (see also p89)
- Buds from B&W, Denon/nura, JBL and Yamaha
- New streaming kit from dCS and NAD
- Apple Music Classical & the AirPlay bottleneck
- JBL’s incredibly brave soundbar launch
- Will xMEMS silicon speakers change the world?
Dealer system
The Tivoli Hi-Fi team in Melbourne selects a streaming system with some classic brands.
Tech brief: UWB, SCL6 & more
As MQA enters administration, we check out new tech that may take us beyond mere Bluetooth quality.
Music reviews
New music from established names: The Damned, Metallica, Tim Finn, even Shaking Stevens, plus reissues and expanded sets from Pink Floyd, the Kinks, and Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine...
It’s all in #351, May-June 2023, our Special Awards Issue. The magazine is available in newsagents now, and digitally through multiple platforms, including Readly, where you can peruse Sound+Image and thousands more Aussie and international magazines with a 1-month free trial, then AU$9.99p/m.