CE Pro is pleased to announced the winners of this year's BEST Awards. The BEST (Best Electronic Systems Technologies) Awards recognize the most noteworthy new products and technologies in the industry.
“The BEST Awards have quickly become recognized by manufacturers and integrators to represent products that really make a difference in the market,” says Jason Knott, editor-in-chief, CE Pro. “I am always amazed at some of the unique innovation and problem-solving solutions for integrators that come out of the awards. It’s exciting to see many of these new products go on to achieve great success.”
This year's 173 entries were judged on innovation, functionality, competitive advantages and benefits to the installer by a dozen credible industry leaders, along with the editors of CE Pro. Click here to see a gallery of all 2016 entries.
Winners’ products and technologies will be featured in the November Issue of CE Pro magazine and recognized this week during CEDIA 2016. Click here to see a gallery of the winners.
Presenting the 2016 BEST Award winners in the following categories:
Home Theater & Multi-Room Audio/Video
DISH Network LLC, Hopper 3
Barco Residential, Thor 6P Laser Projector
Epson America, Pro Cinema 6040UB
NEAR (a division of Bogen Communications, Inc.), 7XL
TiVo Inc., BOLT+
Denon, AVR-X6300H
MantelMount, Pro-Pack Pull Down TV Mount
Nexus 21 Concealment Systems, CL-65 TV Flip-Down
Sony Electronics, VPL-VW5000ES 4K SXRD Home Cinema Projector
EPV Screens, DarkStar eFinit
LG Electronics, LG Signature OLED
NAD Electronics, CI 580 Four Zone BluOS Network Music Player
Pulse-Eight, Neo Matrix 4×4 Ultra HD
Panamax, VT-4315 Pro
Apollo Enclosures, Model AE8580
Salamander Designs, Low Profile Wall Cabinets
Control & Automation
IC Real Tech, ALLie Home 360-Degree x 360-Degree Lifestyle Camera
ELK Products, Inc., C1M1 Dual-Path Alarm Communicator with Remote Services
iRoom GmbH, iTop
Logitech, Logitech Harmony Pro
QMotion, Qadvanced Intelligent System (QIS) Shades with ZigBee HA 1.2 Control Option
Crestron, RGBW LED Controller (CLC-1LEDPWM-RGBW-EX)
Basalte, Deseo
Loudspeakers
Definitive Technology, BP9080X
LiveWall, Ar11
Dynaudio, Xeo 2
GoldenEar Technology, SuperSub X
SpeakerCraft, Dolby Atmos Series
Terra Speakers, AC [All Climate] FIVE
Household Enhancements/Installation Accessories
eero, inc., eero Home WiFi System
SureCall, Fusion7
Metra Home Theater Group, Velox HDMI Fiber System
Luxul, Roam Assist Empowered Wireless Router (XWR-3100)
Midlite Corp., SONOS Speaker Mount and In-Wall Power Solution
Electrolux Home Care Products, Ltd., Semi Integrated Condo Vac
SunBriteTV, 65-inch Signature Series 4K Outdoor TV
Tools, Testing and Calibration
Krika, WHEOSE (aka the Help Me Button)
Peripherals and Enhancements
NuTone, Haven Backyard Lighting & Mosquito Repellent System
Tripp Lite, SRCOOL7KRM Rack-Mounted AC Unit
Object-Based Surround Components
Yamaha Corp. of America, YSP-5600 MusicCast Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & DTS:X
Arris and Comcast, Xfinity Rack Mount DVR
Business Operations
D-Tools, Inc., System Integrator 2016 (SI 2016)
One Firefly, Lead Concierge
iPoint LLC, iPoint Control
OneVision Resources, Integrator Service Desk
SnapAV, OvrC Pro
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