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Subwoofer under $2000
Tannoy TS 1201
Klipsch XW-500d Yamaha YST-SW515
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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Subwoofer over $2000
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Paradigm Reference Signature SUB 2
Krix Volcanix
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Home Cinema Speaker System under $3000
Dali Stile
Boston Acoustics SoundWare XS 5.1 Polk Audio T600
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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
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Aaron Loudspeakers Hyperboloid 300 package Whatmough Synergy3
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Home Cinema Speaker System over $6000
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Boston Acoustics VS Series
B&W CM7 Theatre PSB Synchrony One
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AV Receiver
under $2000
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Denon AVR-1911
Marantz SR5005 Onkyo TX-SR578 Yamaha RX-V667
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AV Receiver $2000 - $4000
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Yamaha Aventage RX-A3000
Integra DTR-40.2
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AV Receiver
over $4000
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Onkyo PR-SC5508 / PA-MC5500
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Stereo
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CD Player
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Moon Audio 750D DAC/CD Transport
North Star Design Sapphire SACD Unison Research Unico CD Primo
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Stereo Speakers under $4000
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Richter Wizard Series IV
Krix Acoustix Mordaunt-Short Aviano 1
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Stereo Speakers $4000 - $8000
Yamaha Soavo 1
Aaron Loudspeakers HMF-600MkII Focal Electra 1008 Be II
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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Stereo Speakers over $8000
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Wilson Audio Sasha W/P
Dynaudio Confidence C4 Jamo R 907
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Stereo Amplifier under $5000
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Marantz PM-KI-Pearl
Bel Canto REF150s Peachtree Audio Nova
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Stereo Amplifier over $5000
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
The Gryphon Atilla
Manley Stingray iTube Musical Fidelity AMS35i
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Turntable
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Pro-Ject RPM 5.1 Rega P324
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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
DAC
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
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Bel Canto e.One DAC1.5 CENtrance DACport Styleaudio Carat-Peridot
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Media Server
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Olive 4HD
Apple TV Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player Sonos Multi-Room Music System
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Headphones
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Sennheiser RS 180 / RS 170
AKG K 242 HD
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Single-Box Solution
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Sonos ZonePlayer S5
Yamaha YSP-5100 Digital Sound Projector
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iPod Speaker Dock
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Pioneer XW-NAC-3
AktiMate Mini Geneva S DAB+
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Digital Radio
Geneva S DAB+
Pure Siesta iDock Sangean DP34+
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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Custom Installation
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Custom Installation
INSTALL OF THE YEAR
Electronic Interiors Brisbane
Len Wallis Audio
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In-Wall Loudspeaker Series
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Wisdom Sage Series
Stealth Acoustics Invisible Flat Panel Speakers
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Custom Installation Product
VAF SoundWall
AMX DGX Panamorph UH480 Runco QuantumColor Q-750i
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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Sources
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Digital Video Camcorder
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Panasonic HDC-SDT750
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Blu-ray Player
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Sony BDP-S470
Panasonic DMP-B65
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Personal Video Recorder
Strong SRT 5495A
Strong SRT 5429 Topfield TRF-2460 Masterpiece HD Plus
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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
TVs/ Displays
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AV Projector
Epson EH-R4000
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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Small TV
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Metz Axio pro 37 FHDTV 100 CT Z
Sharp LC-40LE700X
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Premium TV
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Samsung UA55C9000
Baumann Meyer Symmetry SL55C100 Panasonic TH-103PF12W Philips 56PFL9954H Cinema 21:9
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Big LED/LCD TV
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
LG Infinia 47LX9500
Samsung UA55C7000
39
3D TV
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Panasonic VIErA TH-P50VT20A
Samsung PS55C7000 Sony Bravia KDL-40HX800
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Plasma TV
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Panasonic VIErA TH-P50VT20A
Samsung PS55C7000
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Kleer
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