Sound+Image's new issue – your path to beautiful music & movies

Sound+Image #359
Which one-box hi-fi would make your musical life easier? Which EISA Award winner can you not resist? Plus a Dune-themed home cinema and cool sonic sunnies! (Image credit: Future)

There's a new issue of Australia's top magazine for audio & AV – packed with reviews, news and comment to keep you up on all the latest, while considering your next hi-fi or AV purchase.

We feature the EISA Awards, with full details of all the AV winners – TVs, projectors, soundbars, AV receivers and more! Plus a full group round-up of cool all-in-one systems from teeny digital radios up to tabletop streaming hi-fi. Plus a magnificent Dune-themed home cinema, our ultimate Buying Guide for all audio & AV, and much more besides.

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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.

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