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Products of the Year Hundreds of entries were submitted — the editors of EH Publishing's four connected home magazines waded through, argued over and finally chose their favorite products. Our decisions are based on product demos, talking with installers and users and sometimes going out on a limb for products we found to be promising. Take a walk through our 2006 Product of the Year Slideshow and make note of your favorites — the holidays are just around the corner.
Award Categories:
- A/V Components
- Displays/Video
- Home Control
- SmartHome Enhancements
- Networking
- Remote Controls
- Multiroom Entertainment
- Home Theater Accessories
- Lighting
- Speakers

PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR

A/V Components:
- American Power Conversion - APC S20 Power Conditioner with Battery Backup
- Anchor Bay Technologies - DVDO iScan VP30 Video Processor
- Audio Design Associates - iHome MultiCenter
- B&K Components - HD6 High Definition Video Switcher
- Cary Audio Design - Cinema Series DVD 7
- Crestron Electronics - Adagio Entertainment System
- Denon Electronics - AVR-5805MkII THX Ultra2 Receiver
- DirecTV - HR20 Digital Video Recorder
- Halcro Audio - MC50 Five-Channel Amplifier
- Harman Kardon - AVR 745 7.2-Channel Audio/Video Receiver
- Harman Specialty Group - Mark Levinson No. 433 Triple-Mono Power Amplifier
- Home Automation Inc. (HAI) - Hi-Fi
- Integra - DTR-4.6 A/V Receiver
- Lexicon - MC-12 HD Music and Cinema Controller
- Marantz - SR8500 THX Select A/V Receiver
- NAD Electronics - Masters Series M15, Masters Series M25, Masters Series M55
- Parasound Products - Zcustom Ztuner v.2
- Richard Gray's Power Company - PowerHouse 3X RGPC's
- Sony Electronics - BDP-S1 Blu-ray Disc Player
- Sunfire - Theater Grand Processor-5
- Thiel Audio - CS3.7 Loudspeaker
- Toshiba - HD DVD player (HD-XA1)
- Tripp Lite - HTRL15UPS Line-Interactive Digital UPS System

Displays/Video:
- BenQ America - W100 Digital Projector
- Da-Lite Screen - Designer Cinema Front Projection Screen
- Faroudja by Meridian - DILA1080MF1 + DVP1080MF Projector/Processor Package
- Fujitsu General America - Plasmavision 50-inch P50XTA51UB HDTV Plasma Television
- Hewlett-Packard - HP SLC3760N 37-inch MediaSmart LCD HDTV
- Hitachi - UltraVision Director's Series 37HLX99 LCD TV
- JVC - HD-61FH97 61-inch Full HD Widescreen HD-ILA TV
- JVC Professional Products - DLA-HD10K-SYS Projector
- LG Electronics - 42LB1DR 42-inch LCD TV with Built-in Digital Video Recorder
- LG Electronics - LG TV Refrigerator with WeatherPlus
- Mitsubishi Electric - WD-65831 65-inch DLP HDTV
- Optoma Technology - HD81 Home Theater Projector
- Panasonic - TH-65PX600U 65-inch Plasma TV
- Philips Electronics - Ambilight Full Surround FlatTV (42PF9831D)
- Pioneer Electronics - Elite PureVision PRO-FHD1 50-inch Plasma TV monitor
- Planar - Xscreen Plus
- Runco International - RS-1100 CineWide Projector
- Salamander Designs - Olivia
- Samsung Electronics America Inc. - HP-S5073 50-inch Plasma TV
- Sharp Electronics - 57-inch LC-57D90U HDTV AQUOS LCD TV
- SIM2 Multimedia - C3X Link Projector
- Sony Electronics - 70-inch Grand WEGA SXRD HDTV
- Stewart Filmscreen - CineCurve Screen
- Syntax-Brillian - Olevia 747i
- Vutec Corporation - ArtScreen SoundScape 360

Home Control: SmartHome Enhancements: Networking: Remote Controls: Multiroom Entertainment: Home Theater Accessories:
- AIX Records - A High-Resolution Audio Experience
- Auton Motorized Systems - Shadow Trak Motorized System
- Bass Industries - Electro-animated Movie Poster
- BDI - Alcove Home Entertainment Center
- Bell'O International - PRO Bell'O PR-10C
- Chief Manufacturing - CM3-T45 Automated Swivel Table Stand
- CLO Systems - X-Arm
- Draper - Phantom Projector Lift
- Dynamic Control - DynaBox
- Ethereal Home Theater - HDMI Restorer
- Gefen - HDMI CAT5 Extreme
- Imaging Science Foundation - Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard
- Media Decor - Hide and Chic QX
- Middle Atlantic Products - Designer Inspired PDLT Series Rack Light
- Nordost - Heimdall iKable
- OmniMount Systems - Moda Wall Furniture
- Sanus Systems - VisionMount VMPO1b Universal Pull-Out Cabinet Mount
- Straight Wire Inc. - MCAIPOD1 Musicable IPOD 1 Meter Set
- Tributaries Cable - Custom Install Wallplate System

Lighting: Speakers:
- B&W Loudspeakers - CM1 Bookshelf Loudspeaker
- BG Corp. - Radia R-800 Loudspeaker
- Definitive Technology - ProCinema 800 Loudspeaker System
- Jamo - Reference R 909 Loudspeakers
- Boston Acoustics - Boston Acoustics E 100 Loudspeaker
- Energy Speakers - Reference Connoisseur RC-Mini
- Genelec - Play 6020 System
- Infinity Systems - Cascade Loudspeakers
- JBL - Cinema Sound Loudspeakers
- KEF America - HTB2 Subwoofer
- Klipsch Audio Technologies - THX Ultra2 KS-7800-THX In-Wall Surround Loudspeaker
- Meridian Audio - A320 Active Installation Speaker
- Mirage Speakers - Mirage Nanosat Prestige
- NHT - Absolute Zero Bookshelf Loudspeakers
- Paradigm Electronics - Paradigm Rock Monitor 60-SM
- Pinnacle - C Series Subwoofer
- PSB Speakers - VisionSound VS300
- RBH Sound - WM-30 Speaker
- REL - R-Series Sub-Bass Systems
- Sonance - Virtuoso V834D (In-Wall) / V834DR (In-Ceiling) speaker (shown)
- StereoStone - Tree Stump Outdoor Speaker System
- Triad Speakers - InCorner Silver Omni Loudspeaker
- TruAudio - AV-83 In-Wall Speaker
- Velodyne - Subwoofer Management System (SMS-1)
- Yamaha Electronics Corp., USA - YSP-800 Digital Sound Projector

MANUFACTURERS

- AIX Records
- AMX Corp.
- American Power Conversion
- Anchor Bay Technologies
- Audio Design Associates
- Auton Motorized Systems
- B&K Components
- B&W Loudspeakers
- BDI
- BG Corp.
- Bass Industries
- Bell'O International
- BenQ America
- Boston Acoustics
- CLO Systems
- Cary Audio Design
- CentraLite
- Chief Manufacturing
- Colorado vNet
- Control4
- Crestron Electronics
- D-Link Systems
- Da-Lite Screen
- Definitive Technology
- Denon Electronics
- DirecTV
- Draper
- Dynamic Control
- Elan Home Systems
- Energy Speakers
- Ethereal Home Theater
- Exceptional Innovation
- Faroudja by Meridian
- Fujitsu General America
- Gefen
- Genelec
- Halcro Audio
- Harman Kardon
- Harman Specialty Group
- Hewlett-Packard
- Hitachi
- Home Automation Inc. (HAI)
- Imaging Science Foundation
- Infinity Systems
- Integra
- JBL
- JVC
- JVC Professional Products
- Jamo
- KEF America
- Klipsch Audio Technologies
- LG Electronics
- LG Electronics
- Leviton Manufacturing
- Lexicon
- LiteTouch
- Lutron Electronics
- Marantz
- Media Decor
- Meridian Audio
- Middle Atlantic Products
- Mirage Speakers
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Monster
- NAD Electronics
- NHT
- Niles Audio
- Nordost
- NuVo Technologies
- OmniMount Systems
- On-Q/Legrand
- Optoma Technology
- Oxmoor Corp.
- PSB Speakers
- Panasonic
- Paradigm Electronics
- Parasound Products
- Permlight
- Philips Electronics
- Pinnacle
- Pioneer Electronics
- Planar
- Polk Audio
- RBH Sound
- REL
- ReQuest
- Remote Technologies Inc.
- Richard Gray's Power Company
- Runco International
- Russound
- Russound
- SIM2 Multimedia
- Salamander Designs
- Samsung Electronics America Inc.
- Sanus Systems
- Sharp Electronics
- SmartLabs Design
- Sonance
- Sonos
- Sony Electronics
- Sony Electronics
- Sony Electronics
- SpeakerCraft
- StereoStone
- Stewart Filmscreen
- Straight Wire Inc.
- Sunfire
- Syntax-Brillian
- Thiel Audio
- Toshiba
- Triad Speakers
- Tributaries Cable
- Tripp Lite
- TruAudio
- Universal Remote Controls
- Vantage Controls
- Velodyne
- Vutec Corporation
- Yamaha Electronics Corp., USA
- iControl Networks



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