CEDIA Electronic LifestylesÆ Award Winners

19-Sep-05

CEDIA honored the best in the industry during the annual Electronic LifestylesÆ Awards Banquet held on Saturday September 10, during CEDIA EXPO 2005. Awards were given out for the Designers' Choice Awards, Manufacturers' Excellence Awards, and Industry Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to Billilynne Keller, Executive Director of CEDIA. The Designers' Choice Awards were voted on by residential electronic system contractors who attended EXPO and visited the Electronic LifestylesÆ Voting Kiosk. With a record breaking number of entries this year the Designers' Choice Awards were very competitive. Award recipients for the 2005 Electronic LifestylesÆ Awards include: Industry Awards Lifetime Achievement Billilynne Keller Executive Director, Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) Indianapolis, Ind. Dealer of the Year Audio Advisors West Palm Beach, Fl. http://www.audioadvisors.com Installer of the Year Tom Channel, Tri-City Electronics Conover, N.C. http://www.tricityelectronics.com Sales Representative of the Year Mike Bradley, Bay City Marketing Atherton, Calif. BayCityAV@aol.com Volunteer of the Year, Residential Electronic Systems Contractor Rich Green, Rich Green Ink Palo Alto, Calif. rich@richgreenink.com Volunteer of the Year, Manufacturer Jeremy Burkhardt, SpeakerCraft, Inc. Riverside, Calif. http://www.speakercraft.com Designers' Choice Awards Best Home Theater Level I - Under $60,000 Genesis Home Technologies, Inc. (Entry # HT1) Beaverton, Ore.; member since 1999 http://www.genesishometech.com Best Home Theater Level II - $60,001 - $80,000 Howell & Associates, Inc. (Entry # HT10) Burlington, Ontario; member since 1997 http://www.HowellandAssociates.com  Best Home Theater Level III - $80,001 - $102,000 Percy's (Entry # HT21) Worcester, Mass.; member since 1998 http://www.percys.com Best Home Theater Level IV - $103,000 - $150,000 Howell & Associates, Inc. (Entry # HT25) Burlington, Ontario; member since 1997 http://www.HowellandAssociates.com  Best Home Theater Level V - $180,000 - $200,000 Home Waves, Inc. (Entry # HT33) Cumming, Ga.; member since 2002 http://www.homewaves.com Best Home Theater Level VI - $210,000 - $250,000 Audio by Design (Entry # HT35) Waxahachie, Texas; member since 2002 http://www.audiobydesign.com Best Home Theater Level VII - $300,000 - $370,000 All Around Technology (Entry # HT42) Rockville, Md.; member since 1995 http://allaroundtech.com Best Home Theater Level VIII - $425,000 - $650,000 Audio Command Systems, Inc. (Entry # HT43) Westbury, N.Y.; member since 1994 http://www.audiocommand.com CEDIA/Theo Kalomirakis Best Home Theater Architecture Just One Touch Video & Audio Center (Entry # HTA5) Santa Monica, CA; member since 2001 http://www.jotonline.tv Best Media Room Just One Touch Video & Audio Center (Entry # MR20) Santa Monica, Calif.; member since 2001 http://www.jotonline.tv Best Integrated Home Level I: Under $150,000 AVIA, Inc. (Entry # IH4) Huntington Station, N.Y.; member since 2004 http://www.aviainc.com Best Integrated Home Level II: $150,001 - 225,000 DSI Entertainment Systems, Inc. (Entry # IH7) Studio City, Calif.; member since 1998 http://www.dsientertainment.com Best Integrated Home Level III: $225,001 - 300,000 Genesis Audio & Video (Entry # IH17) Irvine, Calif.; member since 1989 http://www.genesis-audio.com Best Integrated Home Level IV: $300,001 - 400,000 Starr Systems Design (Entry # IH22)  Baltimore, Md.; member since 1996 http://www.starrsystems.net Best Integrated Home Level V: $400,001 - 600,000 Home Waves (Entry # IH28)  Cumming, Ga.; member since 2002 http://www.homewaves.com Best Integrated Home Level VI: $700,000 - 925,000 Electronics Design Group (Entry # IH29) Piscataway, N.J.; member since 1990 http://www.edgonline.com Best Integrated Home Level VII: $1,000,000 - 1,750,000 Engineered Environments (Entry # IH35) Oakland, Calif.; member since 1993 http://www.engenv.com Best Integrated Home Level VIII: $1,900,000 - 2,750,000 Ambiance Systems (Entry # IH38) Clifton Park, N.Y.; member since 1996 http://www.ambiancesystems.com Best Integrated Home Level IX: Over $3,000,000 Sound Solutions/SEI Entry # IH39) Los Angeles, Calif.; member since 1995 http://www.soundsolutions.com Best Special Project Genesis Audio & Video (Entry # SP6) Irvine, Calif.; member since 1989 http://www.genesis-audio.com Best Hidden Installation Ambiance Systems (Entry # HI5) Clifton Park, N.Y.; member since 1996 http://www.ambiancesystems.com Best Dressed System energia, inc. (Entry # DS3) Stuart, Fl.; member since 2001 http://www.energiainc.com Manufacturers' Excellence Awards Best New Product AMX - Richardson, Tx., member since 1992 AMX Amenities Solution http://www.amx.com Best New Product Runco International - Union City, Calif., member since 1989 CineWide with AutoScope http://www.runco.com Best New Product Control4 - Salt Lake City, Utah; member since 2003 Control4 Composer http://www.control4.com Best New Product Audio Design Associates, Inc. - White Plains, N.Y.; member since 1989 iHome Multi-Center http://www.ada-usa.com Best New Product BTX - Hawthorne, N.Y.; member since 2003 EZ-9 http://www.btx.com 

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