Words and pictures and music
EDLINES So I now know for sure that this issue of Sound+Image will hit the streets during Sydney’s extended lockdown. As I write, South Australia has just opened up, while other States are trying to keep a lid on things with varying levels of success. We’re all heartily sick of it, and there’s absolutely no end in sight. Back when the lockdowns first locked down in 2020, I wrote that, given no choice but to hang at home, we might as well make the best use of our hi-fis, and a great many people seemed to have done just that. During 2020 home entertainment resurged in some style, with the highest sales the industry has seen in years for hi-fi, home cinema and electronics, not just in Australia but around the world. This…