Every year CE Pro, holds the BEST (Best Electronic Systems Technologies) Awards during CEDIA Expo to suss out some of the best and most innovative products the professional channel has to offer. The 2024 CE Pro BEST Awards are no different, though judging the winners has certainly been one of the most challenging tasks to date.
One hundred and forty one products were put forward across 32 categories from AV to Business Operations, and in just about every one, the winners came down to fractions of points in difference from one another.
You can click here to see the full list of winners with accompanying photography.
It’s not without merit. All entries were judged on innovation, functionality, competitive advantages and benefits to the installer by industry leaders, along with the editors of CE Pro. As such, many of the BEST Award winners for 2024 represent the bleeding edge of the industry.
“Every year the manufacturers of the custom integration industry seem to outdo the previous year with their innovation,” says Arlen Schweiger, editor-in-chief of CE Pro. “Installers and business owners are in great shape for the future based on what I saw from the entrants and winners of our CE Pro BEST (Best Electronic Systems Technologies) Awards.”
Lightapalooza took place in late February, and the growth of the event has mirrored the rapid ascension lighting fixtures and controls.
LG – Signature OLED T
OliverIQ – OliverIQ App
D-Tools – D-Tools Cloud
BEST Energy Management
Airzone – Webserver HUB
BEST Integrated Security System/Module/Device/Surveillance Cameras/Smart Locks
Level Home – Level Lock+ Connect – Pro Pack
BEST Lighting, Lighting Controls & Accessories
Coastal Source – Evolution Lighting System (EVO)
BEST Motorized Shade Controls & Accessories
Screen Innovations – Kaos
BEST User Interface Devices: Touchscreens, Keypads, Remotes, Voice Control
Savant – Native Siri Integration
BEST Wellness
PureEdge Lighting – Pure Smart TruColor RGBTW Technology
BEST Whole-House Control
Nice – Home Management OS 8.9
BEST A/V-over-IP/Switchers
Just Add Power – MCQX
BEST Flat Panel TV/Ultra HD
Quantum Media Systems – XDR Pro Cinema Video Wall
BEST HDMI/HDBaseT Extenders
AudioControl/AVPro – eTV eARC-to-Dante Converter
BEST Home Theater A/V Receivers & Source Components
AudioControl/AVPro – Hyperion
BEST Media Servers/Streaming Media/DVRs
Kaleidescape – Strato V Movie Player
BEST Mount, Lift, Media Concealment
Wall-Smart – Invisible Mounts for iPad Pro 11 & 13 M4 with Ethernet Adapter
BEST Multiroom A/V Components (Amplifiers, Receivers, Source Components, Preamplifiers)
Denon – AVR-A10H
BEST Multiroom A/V Components (Processors)
madVR – Envy Core
BEST Power Management, Generation, Surge Suppression, and Storage/Remote Services
Leviton Manufacturing – 400-Amp Meter Main Load Center
BEST Projection Screen
Draper at Home – StyleLine
BEST Projector
Epson America – QL7000 4K HDR High-Lumen 3LCD Laser Projector
BEST Wireless AV Solution (Amps, Source Components, Signal Distribution)
Bluesound – Node Nano
BEST Cables and Cabling Products
Cleerline Technology Group – Double Jacket Micro Distribution Cable
BEST Communications Products
2N/Axis Communications – 2N IP One
BEST Home Networking Device
Access Networks – A770 Wi-Fi 7 Access Point
BEST Outdoor AV
Samsung Electronics – The Terrace
BEST Architectural Speakers
Origin Acoustics – Invisible Speaker
BEST Floor-standing/Bookshelf Speakers (2-ch/HT system)
SVS – SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle
BEST Floor-standing/Bookshelf Speakers (personal)
Magna Audio – Apito & Sub Apito
BEST Soundbars/On-Wall/Single-Chassis Surround Loudspeaker
Klipsch – Flexus Core 300
SpecOp Secure – Cyber Protect
Alchimia – Alchimia Design – Lyngdorf Powered
Theory Audio Design – DLC Loudspeaker Controllers
Nexus21 – L-771i/ix Drop-Down TV Lift
Blackwire Designs – Blackwire Network Provisioning Service
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