JBL Cove wireless speakers arrive in Australia with 20% coupon discount as Amaysim pitches AU$30 NBN 25 plan

The write-up was produced by Max, a senior staff writer at TechRadar who covers home entertainment and audio, and who is also editor of the Australian magazines Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica. His earlier work includes reviews of soundbars, headphones, home speaker systems and televisions, as well as wearable devices. The JBL item was framed around his first impressions of the Cove range, with the discount available to readers who use the publication's coupon code.

Separately, TechRadar reported that Amaysim's NBN 25 plan carries an introductory cost of AU$30, a price the writer described as so cheap that he "had to do a double take." The figure applies to the entry-level NBN 25 speed tier, which is the slowest of the standard wholesale broadband tiers sold in Australia.

Neither write-up, as supplied, set out the full specifications of the JBL Cove speakers, their pricing without the discount, or the date on which the coupon offer ends. For the Amaysim plan, the material did not include the length of the introductory period, the price that applies once it expires, contract terms, or any bundled extras. TechRadar also did not say whether the JBL Cove speakers are on sale in markets outside Australia, or how the AU$30 Amaysim introductory rate compares with rival NBN 25 offers.

Both items were published on the same day, 9 October 2026, and both concern products sold in the Australian market. The JBL Cove coverage is presented as a first-look assessment rather than a full scored review, and no independent testing results for the speakers were included in the material available. The Amaysim item is a pricing report rather than a service review, and no network performance data for the plan was provided.