The 2017 Sound & Image Awards

For over 25 years the Sound and Image Awards have been Australia's pre-eminent awards for the AV industry. This year they were held on October 19 in Melbourne, and we were happy to see so many of the products we sell get up and take home awards in their categories. Below are some highlights, and scroll down to view the full awards list.

TURNTABLE OF THE YEAR UNDER $1000

Rega Planar 1

CD PLAYER OF THE YEAR OVER $5000

Yamaha CD-S3000

AV RECEIVER OF THE YEAR OVER $2000

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3060

MULTIROOM SYSTEM OF THE YEAR

Yamaha MusicCast

SOUNDBAR OF THE YEAR OVER $2000

Yamaha YSP-5600BSW

LOUDSPEAKERS OF THE YEAR $1000-$10,000

Krix Neuphonix Mk2

ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKERS OF THE YEAR

Dynaudio Xeo 2

SUBWOOFER OF THE YEAR

M&K Sound V12

WIRELESS MULTIROOM SPEAKER OF THE YEAR UNDER $1000

Sonos PLAY:5

CENTRE SPEAKER OF THE YEAR

Krix Epicentrix Mk2

CUSTOM INSTALLATION PRODUCT OF THE YEAR

Krix Series MX

HEADPHONES OF THE YEAR UNDER $250

Sennheiser HD 2.30

SPECIAL HEADPHONE AWARD

Sennheiser HE 1  

 The full 2017 Sound & Image Awards List

  TELEVISION OF THE YEAR LG 65EF950T Highly Commended Panasonic VIERA TH-65DX900U   SOUNDBAR OF THE YEAR UNDER $1000 Q Acoustics Media 4 Highly Commended Yamaha YAS-306   SOUNDBAR OF THE YEAR $1000-$2000 Definitive Technology W Studio Micro   SOUNDBAR OF THE YEAR OVER $2000 Yamaha YSP-5600BSW   SPECIAL TV AUDIO AWARD Arcam SR250   AV PROJECTOR OF THE YEAR UNDER $2000 BenQ W1090   AV PROJECTOR OF THE YEAR OVER $2000 Epson EH-TW9300W   SPECIAL AV PROJECTOR AWARD Sony VPL-VW5000ES   AV RECEIVER OF THE YEAR UNDER $2000 Denon AVR-X1300W Highly Commended Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A760   AV RECEIVER OF THE YEAR OVER $2000 Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3060   CENTRE SPEAKER OF THE YEAR Krix Epicentrix Mk2   SPEAKER PACKAGE OF THE YEAR Klipsch Reference Premier HD Wireless   CUSTOM INSTALLATION PRODUCT OF THE YEAR Krix Series MX   HEADPHONES OF THE YEAR UNDER $250 Sennheiser HD 2.30   HEADPHONES OF THE YEAR $250-$500 Ultrasone Performance 820 Highly Commended Audiofly AF240   HEADPHONES OF THE YEAR $500-$1000 Audeze SINE with CIPHER   HEADPHONES OF THE YEAR $1000-$2000 beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO Highly Commended Kennerton Magister   HEADPHONES OF THE YEAR OVER $2000 HIFIMAN Edition X Highly Commended Stax SR-L700   BLUETOOTH HEADPHONES OF THE YEAR Audio-Technica ATH-SR5BT   NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONES OF THE YEAR Sony MDR-1000X Highly Commended Philips SHB8850NC   HEADPHONE SYSTEM OF THE YEAR Stax SRS-5100   SPECIAL HEADPHONE AWARD Sennheiser HE 1   TURNTABLE OF THE YEAR UNDER $1000 Rega Planar 1 Highly Commended Audio-Technica AT-LP5   TURNTABLE OF THE YEAR $1000-$3000 Music Hall mmf-9.1 Highly Commended Rega Planar 3   TURNTABLE OF THE YEAR OVER $3000 Audio Union Döhmann Helix 1   NETWORK MUSIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR UNDER $1000 Auralic Aries Mini   NETWORK MUSIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR OVER $1000 Moon by Simaudio Evolution 780D Highly Commended Merging Technologies NADAC Stereo   CD PLAYER OF THE YEAR UNDER $5000 Denon DCD-2500NE   CD PLAYER OF THE YEAR OVER $5000 Yamaha CD-S3000 Highly Commended Accustic Arts PLAYER II   DIGITAL RADIO PRODUCT OF THE YEAR Bush BR330DABC Smart Audio Adaptor Highly Commended Sangean WFT-3   DAC OF THE YEAR Meridian Explorer2   PORTABLE AUDIO PLAYER OF THE YEAR Astell&Kern AK70 Highly Commended Pioneer XDP-100R   BLU-RAY PLAYER OF THE YEAR Panasonic DMP-UB900 Highly Commended Samsung UBD-K8500   IN-CAR HEAD UNIT OF THE YEAR Alpine CDE-196DAB Highly Commended Rockford Fosgate PMX-5   IN-CAR MULTIMEDIA HEAD UNIT OF THE YEAR UNDER $1500 Zenec Z-N626 Highly Commended Clarion NX606AU   IN-CAR MULTIMEDIA HEAD UNIT OF THE YEAR OVER $1500 Kenwood DNX8160DABS Highly Commended Clarion NX706AU Pioneer AVIC-F80DAB   STEREO AMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR UNDER $2500 Marantz HD-AMP1   STEREO AMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR OVER $2500 Parasound Halo Integrated Highly Commended Musical Fidelity M5si   POWER AMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR UNDER $10,000 Bel Canto e.One REF600M   POWER AMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR OVER $10,000 Bryston 14B3 Highly Commended Jeff Rowland Design Group Model 625 S2   IN-CAR AMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR UNDER $500 db Drive NEO4 Highly Commended Axis XT4D Sony XM-GS4   IN-CAR AMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR OVER $500 Helix A4   LOUDSPEAKERS OF THE YEAR UNDER $1000 - JOINT WINNERS - ELAC Debut B6 Richter Merlin Series V   LOUDSPEAKERS OF THE YEAR $1000-$10,000 Krix Neuphonix Mk2   LOUDSPEAKERS OF THE YEAR $10,000-$20,000 DALI EPICON 6   LOUDSPEAKERS OF THE YEAR OVER $20,000 JBL 4367   ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKERS OF THE YEAR Dynaudio Xeo 2   SUBWOOFER OF THE YEAR M&K Sound V12   IN-CAR SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR UNDER $500 Vibe Audio BlackDeath 6C-V6   INCAR SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR $500-$1000 Alpine DLX-F17S Highly Commended Focal EC 165 K   INCAR SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR OVER $1000 Rockford Fosgate T3652-S Highly Commended Vibe Audio CVEN63C-V4   -SUBWOOFER OF THE YEAR - SQ Image Dynamics IDMAX 12D4 V.4 Highly Commended Focal 30 A4 JL Audio 12W6v3-D4   IN-CAR SUBWOOFER OF THE YEAR – LOADED ENCLOSURE Alpine SBR-S8D4 Highly Commended Axis XT1408A Fusion EN-AB1102   SYSTEM SOLUTION OF THE YEAR Marantz M-CR611 Highly Commended Sonus faber Sf16   WIRELESS MULTIROOM SPEAKER OF THE YEAR UNDER $1000 Sonos PLAY:5 Highly Commended Bose SoundTouch 10   WIRELESS MULTIROOM SPEAKER OF THE YEAR OVER $1000 Bluesound Pulse Mini Highly Commended Naim Audio Mu-so Qb   MULTIROOM COMPONENT OF THE YEAR Bluesound Powernode 2 Highly Commended HEOS Link HS2 Yamaha WXA-50   MULTIROOM SYSTEM OF THE YEAR Yamaha MusicCast   LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO