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LEICA CINE 1 - 100 Cinema TV
The maker of luxury compact cameras uses its expertise in glass and lenses to deliver a higher level of all-in-one projector-TV-sound system.
HISENSE 65U8KAU Mini LED TV
The ‘Mini LED Pro’ 65-inch U8K shows Hisense moving from its traditional value niche into full performance that challenges all comers.
YAMAHA SR-B40A soundbar system
Yamaha says its latest soundbar combo fully immerses you in a sonic globe — a big claim for any soundbar system. Might they be exaggerating?
SONUS FABER DUETTOS streaming stereo speakers
Italian-designed speakers with built-in amplifiers, streaming and external inputs including HDMI. Presto! — a thrilling complete hi-fi and TV system.
ROKSAN ATTESSA streaming amplifier
UK marque Roksan delivers a stylish exterior for a solid Class-AB amplifier enhanced by full BluOS streaming. Compulsory ‘red light’ joke included.
BARGAIN TURNTABLES!
From just $288 up to $1999, meet our pick of the hottest turntables at the most affordable prices. If you’re hankering to get back to the black stuff, or a total vinyl newbie, here’s how to spin for less.
- How to choose a turntable
- Sony PS-LX310BT
- Pro-Ject Primary E
- JBL Spinner BT
- Lenco LBT-225
- Rega Planar 1 Plus
- Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Evo
- Cambridge Alva ST
- JBL TT350 Classic
- And there’s more...
FEATURES & REGULARS
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WE’ll THROW AWAY 86% OF YOUR MUSIC, OK?
The Editor wishes the world could be more lossless. But it can’t.
News
Wilson Audio updates its amazing multichannel speakers, Arcam goes yellow (or orange), Yamaha’s CD multichanger, Electrocompaniet power...
CES 2024 show HIGHLIGHTS
It’s Vegas, it’s January, it’s CES 2024! – new TVs, $1.4m speakers, etc...
FRAUNHOFER & LC3: the big interview
Exclusive exposé with the engineers behind the new Bluetooth codecs. It’s long — but you won’t believe what they say about high-res audio.
music & movies
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY: 25 years on
The Farrelly brothers reflect on the hits and misses of a box-office smash that smuggled a lot of heart in amid the filth, fluids, and Cameron Diaz.
THE BIG PICTURE: Stand By Me
How that classic bridge scene was created, tears and all...
Album reviews
New music from Gabriel, Bernie Marsden, The Pink Fairies and Steve Howe, plus classic re-releases from Mott, Lizzy — and Brinsley Schwarz.
Classic Track: American Idiot
Green Day’s original ‘resurrection’ track is now 20 years old!
It’s all in Sound+Image #354 for November-December 2023. The magazine is available in newsagents now, and digitally through multiple platforms, including Readly, where you can peruse Sound+Image and thousands more Aussie and international magazines with a 1-month free trial, then AU$9.99p/m.