The 2007 Multi-Room Award winners were announced at EHX Fall 2007 in Long Beach,
CA. Forty-six contestants in this program competed in twenty-seven individual
categories to win the top honors. Winners were announced this morning on the EHX
show floor at the Long Beach Convention Center.
This year’s winners are listed by category below:
Best Product Overall
Russound,
E-Series
All-Inclusive Multi-Room Audio System: Less than $500 per
zone
Nuvo Technologies, New Essentia E6G
All-Inclusive Multi-Room Audio System: More than $1000 per
zone
Russound, E-Series
All-Inclusive
Multi-Room Audio System: $500-$1000 per zone
Vantage Legrand,
Controls Axium 450 Series
Amplifiers
Leviton, Architectural
Edition AE6MA 12-Channel Power Amplifier
Computer-Based Multi-Room System
Superna,
Whole House Digital Media Distribution
Controllers/Distribution Apparatus
Remote
Technologies, Inc. XP-8 Remote Control Processor
In-Ceiling Speakers: $500-$1000 per pair
Niles Audio, CM Loudspeakers
In-Ceiling Speakers: More than $1000 per pair
Proficient Audio Systems, C1030
In-Wall Speakers: Less than $500 per pair
Russound, Ratio Indoor Speakers
In-Wall Speakers: $1000 or more per pair
TruAudio, Bad Boy BB-465 LCR
Installed Subwoofers
Polk Audio,
CSW155 & SWA500 Subwoofer System
Intercom/Doorbell Interface
Holovision,
Bioview
Keypads & Controls
On-Q/Legrand,
High Performance Keypad
Lighting Control Accessory
Vantage Legrand,
Axolute
Lighting Control User Interface
Colorado
vNet, Touchpad with Built-In IR Sensor (TP2-1D)
Multi-Room A/V Accessory
Leviton,
Architectural Edition Home Theater Interface Wallplate
Multi-Room Media Servers
Fusion Research,
Genesis
Multi-Room Remote Control
Universal Remote
Control, Inc., MX-810 Remote Control
No New Wires Transmission Technology (Audio.Video)
Superna, Superna Whole-House Digital Media
Distribution
On-Wall Speakers
Russound,
Compliment LCR7
Personal Music Systems Ports
Russound,
iBridge Bay
Power & Thermal Management Accessories
TrippLite, AV550SC Backup Power Block
Receivers
Denon Electronics,
AVR-4308CI
Retrofit Lighting Control System
Colorado
vNet, Wireless Lighting & Control System
Sales & Installation Aids
D-Tools,
System Integrator 5
Video Displays
SunBrite TV, Model
4600HD
Video Switching Distribution
Sony Electronics,
CAV-CVS12ES
The sixth annual Multi-Room Awards, which is sponsored by CEA,
has been established to recognize the best innovations and technologies in
multi-room entertainment. Finalists in the program demonstrated their products
to a panel of judges on Tuesday, November 6th. Winners were chosen based on
these product demonstrations.
“This year's MRA competition was extremely competitive and the
products that competed were all excellent examples of how the industry is
meeting the needs of consumers through technology innovations,” stated Robert
Archer, Senior Editor, CE Pro and MRA judge. “I think with the products from the
competition, including software solutions from companies like Superna, speaker
solutions from companies like Polk and SpeakerCraft and electronics from Denon,
Russound and HAI, professional installers have a variety of products at a
variety of price points that will meet and exceed the expectations of their
clientele and the MRAs really highlighted those consumer-friendly attributes,”
Archer concluded.
