Sound+Image
Sound+Image is Australia's no.1 mag for audio & AV – sister magazine to Australian Hi-Fi and to the UK's What Hi-Fi?, and bestower of the annual Sound+Image Awards, which since 1989 have recognised the year's best hi-fi and home cinema products and installations. While Sound+Image lives here online as part of our group, our true nature is best revealed in the print magazines and digital issues, which curate unique collections of content each issue under the Editorship of Jez Ford, in a celebration of the joys that real hi-fi and high-quality AV can bring. Enjoy essential reviews of the most exciting new gear, features on Australia's best home cinemas, advice on how to find your sound, and our full Buying Guide based on all our current and past award-winners, all wrapped up with the latest news and editorial ponderings. Click here for more information about Sound+Image, including links to buy individual digital editions and details on how best to subscribe.
Latest articles by Sound+Image

Sound+Image Sep-Oct 2022: new issue out now
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Australia's no.1 magazine for audio & AV: new issue out now

Krix Phoenix Mk2
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Made in South Australia, Krix’s junior Phoenix Mk2 floorstanders deliver a relatively large sound, and one that’s lucid while remarkably accurate.

Richter Thor 10.6 subwoofer
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Marvellously deep bass performance, with tuneful and rhythmic musical delivery plus superbly low levels of distortion from a remarkably compact subwoofer.

Sound+Image July-August 2022: new issue out now
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Australia's no.1 magazine for audio & AV: new issue out now

Is this the new ‘Netflix' of music-making?
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ProTools ‘Artist’ version now available at US$9.99 monthly

JBL headphones back on Tour in Australia
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"The comfort of over-ear cushions, or the ease and minimalism of true wireless in-ear buds."

TCL TS8132
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It seems a straightforward soundbar and sub combo, but the TCL gains from its 3.1.2 upward-firing drivers and multiple paths to music streaming.

Sound+Image Mar-Apr 2022: new issue out now
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Australia's no.1 magazine for audio & AV: new issue out now

Sound+Image May-June 2022: new issue out now
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Australia's no.1 magazine for audio & AV: new issue out now

JBL Live 660NC
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The Live 660NC from JBL offer solid sound, hearty battery life, decent ANC and a very impressive price considering all this.

WINNERS: Hi-Fi Loudspeakers – Sound+Image Awards 2022
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S+I AWARDS Meet the hi-fi loudspeakers that are taking home Sound+Image 2022 Awards.

WINNERS: Music Sources – Sound+Image Awards 2022
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S+I AWARDS Meet the turntables, vinyl accessories, streamers and CD players that are taking home Sound+Image 2022 Awards

Matrix Audio Element i
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A small and affordable Roon-Ready streamer that, despite its average app, offers excellent audio performance and doubles as a DAC and digital preamp.

Sony VPL-VW790ES
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Sony's native 4K projector offers the best home theatre projected picture we've experienced to date.

WINNERS: Audio-visual – Sound+Image Awards 2022
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S+I AWARDS Meet the soundbars, TVs, projectors and AV receivers that are taking home Sound+Image 2022 Awards

WINNERS: Custom Installation – Sound+Image Awards 2022
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S+I Awards Award-winning custom installation home cinema, smart home and installation product of the year

Aussie home theatre rooms: The Director's Chair!
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Signature Cinemas transformed this space from concrete bunker to a screening room good enough to satisfy a movie industry client.

Sound+Image Awards 2022: special awards issue out now
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Special Awards 2022 issue of Sound+Image magazine now on sale

WINNERS: Headphones – Sound+Image Awards 2022
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S+I AWARDS Meet the headphones, earbuds and earspeakers that are taking home Sound+Image 2022 Awards

WINNERS: Systems – Sound+Image Awards 2022
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S+I AWARDS Meet the all-in-one systems that are taking home Sound+Image 2022 Awards.

WINNER: Lifetime Achievement – Sound+Image Awards 2022
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S+I AWARDS Recognised for services to the home entertainment electronics industry and joining the list of Sound+Image Lifetime Achievement alumni...

WINNERS: Hi-Fi Retailer of the Year – Sound+Image Awards 2022
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S+I AWARDS Meet the national and state winners of our Hi-Fi Retailer fo the Year Award

REVEALED! All the winners of the 2022 Sound+Image Awards
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S+I AWARDS Meet the 60+ winners, from teeny-tiny true wireless buds to unliftably large amplification
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