On sale now, #368 of Sound+Image delivers our regular 100 pages of news, reviews and views - packed with reviews, and loaded this issue with all the AV winners of the EISA Awards!
EISA Awards 2026-2027
Sound+Image and Australian Hi-Fi magazines are EISA’s exclusive representatives for Home Theatre and Hi-Fi here in Australia voting together with a community of 50+ technology magazines, websites and social media commentators from 27 countries, to reward the best products in each class of each sector with a coveted EISA Award.
All the AV winners are fully featured in the new Sound+Image; you can also find details on our microsite here.
VALVES vs SOLID-STATE
Join the classic debate!
- Musical Fidelity M6xi integrated amplifier
First, a solid-state design from no lesser an amplification master than Musical Fidelity: the solid-state contender is the new update of the company's best-selling integrated amp, bearing massive solid-state power provision.
- Fezz Audio Titania MK2 integrated amplifier
Now the valves: this Polish design aims to simplify the valve amp, improving ease of use and reliability while retaining the joys of seven glowing valves, not to mention three enormous toroids.
REVIEWS GALORE!
Independent, in-depth reviews of the latest, greatest kits and potentially some duffers – we'll let you know...
- Yamaha NX-70A wireless streaming hi-fi speakers
A big secret at the Australian Hi-Fi Show in Sydney, then revealed at Vienna, and now shortly to be released to the world: meet Yamaha’s active streaming NX-70A standmount speakers.
- LeIca Cine Compact 1 smart mini projector
Leica has released a third projector leveraging the camera-maker’s special abilities in glass and lens manufacture; it marks a new affordable entry point to the luxury line.
- Primare Allt-i-Ett all-in-one audio system
The modern breed of large console-style all-in-ones gain from streaming abilities, app control, all manner of cunning tech, and this one even comes with extra added Scandi hygge.
- Richter Dragon Series 7SE floorstanding speakers
Richter rocks the room with the re-imagined return of the Aussie company’s famous Dragon floorstander, resplendent in an all-new Series 7 Special Edition.
- Denon Home 200, 400, 600 wireless smart speakers
Three new wireless smart speakers provide the first options for standalone sound, here built for streaming with HEOS multiroom on board.
- JBL Xtreme 5 Bluetooth speaker
It’s a long-running favourite model with us for its bottle-opener and remarkably unboxy sound, and JBL’s latest Xtreme 5 has bulked things up still more.
- Sennheiser RS 275 TV headphones package
Sennheiser’s classic ‘RS’ series of TV headphones is here reborn using the new Auracast standard to send your TV sound to these lightweight headphones.
- ASUS ROG Kithara hi-fi gaming headset
The planar-magnetic ASUS ROG Kithara is designed for a double life: microphone attached to keep gamers alert and alive, or hi-fi cables for music listening.
