Every year, the BEST (Best Electronic Systems Technologies) Awards seek out the best and most innovative products the professional channel has to offer at CEDIA Expo, and for 2026, there’s plenty of innovation to be had across the industry.
All entries were judged on innovation, functionality, competitive advantages and benefits to the installer and announced at CEDIA Expo 2026. As such, many of the BEST Award winners for 2026 are truly meant to represent the bleeding edge of the industry.
So without further ado, let’s get into the winners.
2026 BEST Product Award Winners
Best Audio/Video
- Amplifiers/AV Receivers
- StormAudio — EVO One
- Architectural/In-Wall Speakers
- Sonance — VX Ultra Thin-line
- AV-over-IP/AV Switchers
- Vanco International — EVO-IP Go AV over IP Solution
- Floorstanding/Bookshelf Speakers/On-Wall Speakers
- Origin Acoustics — Origin Acoustics Entertainment Towers
- Media Devices/Servers
- Kaleidescape, Inc. — Kaleidescape Strato K Movie Player
- Outdoor Speakers
- Magna — Brutalist Pathway
- Projection Screens
- Stewart Filmscreen — Director’s Choice G2
- Projectors
- SIM2 USA — ULTRANERO4S DUO
- Soundbars
- Sonance — SBXL-100 Soundbar
- Subwoofers
- Sonance — Power Pipe X Series
- TV Displays
- Sony Electronics — BRAVIA 9 II TRUE RGB TV
- Video Walls
- Just Video Walls — Absolute Black
Best Control & Power
- User-Facing App/UI
- Josh.ai — AI X OS
- Energy Management
- HMS Networks — Intesis 700 Series Air
- Power Management/Generation/Surge Suppression/Storage
- GUDE Systems — Expert Power Control 8290-1
- User Interface Devices (Touchscreens, Keypads, Remotes, Voice Control)
- SAVANT — GE Proseo Keypad Host
- Whole-Home Control
- Brilliant NextGen, Inc. — Power over Ethernet Control
Best Hardware & Accessories
- Furniture/Seating
- CinemaTech — Arezzo
- Mounts/Lifts/Media Concealment
- Vanish Designs — Hudson Table
Best Installer Tools
- Best Installer App/UI
- BZBGEAR — Reeve – The Venue Control System
- Business Software
- One Firefly, LLC — Luxepost
- Tools/Testers/Calibration
- Dirac — Dirac Live Processor
Best Lighting & Shading
- Lighting Controls/Accessories
- Lucetta CI — CROMOLUX™
- Lighting Fixtures (Indoor)
- DMF Lighting — Artafex 1
- Lighting Fixtures (Outdoor)
- Coastal Source — VIA™ Intelligent Outdoor Lighting System
- Shades/Drapes
- Somfy — Top-down Bottom-up 45 WireFree™ Zigbee Motor
- Shading Hardware
- Lutron Electronics — Palladiom Drapery
Best Security & Networking
- Access Control (Locks, Door Entry, etc.)
- 2N — 2N Clip 2wire-IP
- Home Networking Devices (Routers, Access Points, Firewalls, etc.)
- PerfTech — Island Pro
- Surveillance Cameras
- ADI — Control4 Chime Pro Video Doorbell
Eye Candy Award
- Glassonic — Luno & Luna Audio System
- Samsung Electronics America — Samsung 98” The Frame
Innovation Award
- Channel Coast Technologies — EmberAegis
