Sound+Image Awards 2025: the LOUDSPEAKER winners

Source: What HIFI? added 10th Apr 2025

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Below you will find all our Loudspeaker winners in the 2025 Sound+Image Awards. For other winners, just head to one of these pages:

Sound+Image Awards 2025 overview CLICK HERE

Vinyl winners CLICK HERE

Hi-Fi System winners CLICK HERE

Amplifier winners CLICK HERE

Audiovisual winners CLICK HERE

Headphone winners CLICK HERE

DAC winners CLICK HERE

Standmounters

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STANDMOUNT SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR UNDER A$2500
Richter Merlin S6plus
Judges’ Comment: Fresh revisions to this S6plus version raise the Australian company’s standmounts to even higher levels of engagement and musicality.


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STANDMOUNT SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR A$2500-A$5000
DALI Rubikore 2
Judges’ Comment: Scandi-neat DALI standmounts with trickle-down technology and a wonderfully musical sound when well-partnered.


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STANDMOUNT SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR OVER A$5000
Tannoy SGM 10
Judges’ Comment: Tannoy’s SGM 10s are dynamic and exciting-sounding loudspeakers with a beautifully-balanced presentation right across the full range of volume levels. They may look rather old-school, but they can still compete when it comes to performance.


Floorstanders

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FLOORSTANDING SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR UP TO A$10,000
March Audio Ukkonen AWG
Judges’ Comment: Australian-made floorstanders which leverage Danish drivers to deliver a powerful and thrilling performance, including bass extension which is extraordinary for any two-way loudspeaker system.


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FLOORSTANDING SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR A$10,001-A$20,000
AudioSolutions Figaro M2
Judges’ Comment: Double-enclosure construction with striking design supports a superbly natural sound signature with deep bass extension from these gorgeous Lithuanian designs.


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FLOORSTANDING SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR A$20,000-A$50,000
VAF Signature i93 MKV

Judges’ Comment: Stunning Australian speakers, designed for absolute accuracy – and achieving it, through high-quality materials and expert engineering.


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FLOORSTANDING SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR OVER A$50,000
Estelon Extreme Mk II

Judges’ Comment: Incredible Estonian loudspeakers that astound with both their look and sound – $350k buys you the loudspeaker experience of a lifetime.


Streaming speakers

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STREAMING SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR
Dutch & Dutch 8c

Judges’ Comment: Our hearts, minds and ears were captured utterly by these radical active speakers loaded with acoustic science and technology. You won’t believe your ears.


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Sound+Image Awards 2025 overview CLICK HERE

Vinyl winners CLICK HERE

Hi-Fi System winners CLICK HERE

Amplifier winners CLICK HERE

Audiovisual winners CLICK HERE

Headphone winners CLICK HERE

DAC winners CLICK HERE

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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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