Australian Hi-Fi and Sound+Image announce the EISA Award winners 2025-2026

The annual Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards have been announced and, as proud members, Australian Hi-Fi and Sound+Image are pleased to present the full list of winners today. For 42 years, EISA has brought together expert reviewers from more than 50 tech magazines, websites and social media commentators, combining their experience within hi-fi and home theatre devices (among other categories) to collectively judge and reward the best products in each class with a coveted EISA Award.

This year, Australian Hi-Fi participated in judging the hi-fi categories, and Sound+Image helped judge home theatre and vision devices. In both cases, the process involves nominations, short-lists, online presentations, listening sessions and extensive lab testing, before conducting a lengthy final voting session between all the relevant EISA expert group editors.

You can view the full 29-strong list of all the products that won a ‘Best Product’ prize in 2025-2026 EISA Award categories, including the final Judges’ Citation explaining why each won. A full list of EISA Award winners in other categories such as mobile devices and photography equipment can be found at the end.

To see all the AV winners, you can head here for Sound + Image’s presentation of the 2025-2026 EISA Home Theatre and Vision Award categories.

As a final quick disclaimer, please also note that What Hi-Fi? magazine and website have no official connection with EISA; it's the Australian-based Australian Hi-Fi and Sound+Image magazines which have the longstanding EISA connection, dating back to the organisation's expansion from a European to a global perspective on audio, AV and wider consumer electronics categories.