Special Awards Issue of Sound+Image with 40+ audio & AV winners plus full Buying Guide
Don't miss our annual Special Awards Issue of Australia's no.1 audio & AV mag, now in newsagents. NEW! Sound+Image is now also available as a single issue mailed direct to your door
It's Awards' time at Sound+Image: we had the offical ceremony, now it's the official Special Awards Issue of Australia no. 1 mag for audio & AV reviews, news and technology.
Sound+Image Awards 2026
In our annual Special Awards Issue we announce this year's hi-fi and AV winners, the stand-out products which have especially thrilled us with their performance over the last year of equipment reviews and tests across our magazines and mastheads. All the key information for each winner is brought together only in this print and digital magazine, a celebration of the best and best-value consumer audio and AV products available in the Australian market today, and our top recommendations of the year.
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FULL BUYING GUIDE
In addition to this year’s illustrious winners, there are many former winners from previous awards that are still on the market. That’s why we include our full Sound+Image Buying Guide, bringing together present and past winners in a complete set of recommendations, whether you’re after a $1000 streaming speaker, a $5000 separates system, or a home cinema totalling tens of thousands of dollars.
AUSTRALIAN HI-FI SHOW – FULL REPORT
Three days of music and movies across four floors of the Sydney Central Hotel: check out our full report and find out who won Best Sound in Show, as voted by show visitors!
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Get this issue of Sound+Image delivered direct to your door, anywhere in Australia!
There's a new way to receive the prestige print edition of Sound+Image should you be unable to find it in your local newsagent. Head to TechMags.com.au and all the latest issues of the magazines are now available for individual purchase. Back issues too! SPECIAL 2026 AWARDS ISSUE AVAILABLE for $20.95 including delivery, PayPal available. Click the link to get it!
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.



