Below you will find all our Hi-Fi Amplifier winners in the 2025 Sound+Image Awards. For other winners, just head to one of these pages:
Sound+Image Awards 2025 overview CLICK HERE
Vinyl winners CLICK HERE
Hi-Fi System winners CLICK HERE
Loudspeaker winners CLICK HERE
Audiovisual winners CLICK HERE
Headphone winners CLICK HERE
Integrated amplifiers
AMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR UNDER A$1000
Rotel A8 A$649
Judges’ Comment: A compelling contender as a classic 30W amplifier: no streaming, no digital, but a level of performance impressive given its price point.
AMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR A$1000-A$2000
Onkyo TX-8470 A$1799
Judges' Comment: Welcome back Onkyo! The revived brand offers a high-featured amplifier here which has four HDMI inputs in addition to phono, line-level, digital, streaming, and 120W of Class-G power.
AMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR A$2000-A$5000
Electrocompaniet RENA SA2 A$2699
Judges' Comment: Hide it away or leave its shiny case on display, the little SA2 streaming amplifier provides a wealth of streaming options and solid Norwegian -designed power.
AMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR A$5000-A$10,000
Denon PMA-3000NE A$5999
Judges' Comment: An ‘analogue’ mode combines with digital convenience and high-current design in Denon’s powerful and unpretentious flagship stereo amplifier.
AMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR OVER A$10,000
Hegel H600 A$19,995
Judges' Comment: The Hegel H600 is not just integrated, it is complete – not just in power terms but with all reasonable features as well. This is a performer that is just about as good as they get.
Preamplifiers
PREAMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR UNDER A$20,000
McIntosh C2800 A$17,995
Judges' Comment: From phono stages to headphone performance and an impeccable level of configurability, this McIntosh preamplifier brings it all – and delivers..
PREAMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR OVER A$20,000
Halcro Equinox A$66,990
Judges' Comment: This is world-class control: Halcro’s Equinox preamplifier proved to be perfectly presented and balanced from the deepest bass to the highest treble, zero background noise at any time, and an absolute lack of audible distortion.
Power amplifiers
MONO POWER AMPLIFIERS OF THE YEAR
March Audio P801 A$3500 each
Judges' Comment: Simple-looking black boxes they may be, but March Audio’s P801 power amps can deliver 1400W each into 2 ohms, with high-quality and Australian-optimised Danish Eigentakt amplification that makes them a steal at the price.
DACs
DAC OF THE YEAR UNDER A$5000
Topping DX9 Pro A$2199
Judges' Comment: With power, precision and clarity, the Topping DAC proved itself across all genres and headphones, delivering a genuinely high-end experience – indeed it may be impossible to surpass at its level.
DAC OF THE YEAR A$5000-A$10,000
Soulnote D-1N A$9000
Judges' Comment: The unusual option of operating in a non-oversampling mode is just one of the reasons the Soulnote D-1N is a unique DAC, and arguably the quietest we’ve ever encountered, delivering reference-quality music.
DAC OF THE YEAR OVER A$10,000
Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista DAC A$20,000
Judges' Comment: Bringing cabinet heft and nuvistor valves to the DAC world, Musical Fidelity delivers breathtaking musicality worthy of the most serious audiophile consideration.
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Sound+Image Awards 2025 overview CLICK HERE
Vinyl winners CLICK HERE
Hi-Fi System winners CLICK HERE
Loudspeaker winners CLICK HERE
Audiovisual winners CLICK HERE
Headphone winners CLICK HERE
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