WINNERS: Systems – Sound+Image Awards 2022

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It's the easy way to buy a hi-fi system – one purchase and you're done. Or these systems (in which we include Bluetooth speakers) might be the perfect thing for a second room of music in your home – study, bedroom, or den.

These are the systems that have wowed us over the last 12 months of our magazines Sound+Image, Australian Hi-Fi, Best Buys Audio & AV, and Audio Esoterica, and which represent our recommendations of the very best all-in-one solutions available in Australia today.

For the full details on each and every winner, check out the Special Awards Issue of Sound+Image magazine, on sale now in December in print and digital editions. Print subscriptions here; digital issues here!

Now let's meet the winners!

portable speaker of the year

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PORTABLE SPEAKER OF THE YEAR
JBL Xtreme 3
AU$399.95
Judges Comment: With a bottle opener built into the strap, the outdoor party nature of the Xtreme 3 is assured. But this is no doof-doof box: rather we were impressed by its well proportioned stereo sound at home or away.

Compact Music System of the year

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COMPACT MUSIC SYSTEM OF THE YEAR
Ruark R3
AU$1299
Judges Comment: Simultaneously classic and modern in its style and abilities, Ruark’s R3 proved a lovely compact system for CD, radio and streaming.
Click to read our full review

System of the year

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SYSTEM OF THE YEAR
Denon CEOL N11DAB
AU$1399
Judges Comment: Craic agus ceol is exactly what Denon’s all-in-one system delivers, loaded as it is with full streaming abilities in addition to more traditional inputs, plus CD and radio playback.
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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.