CEDIA Awards 2023: What Hi-Fi? reveals this year’s winners

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What Hi-Fi? has teamed up with Residential Systems and Twice to pick the best innovations and products to come out of the CEDIA Expo 2023.

Items include everything from top-of-the-line home cinema projectors to uber-expensive speaker systems.

Like previous years, every entry was submitted for consideration by the manufacturer. It was then judged by a panel of experts to gauge its value, impact and uniqueness.

What Hi-Fi? Best of Show Winners

Hisense L9H TriChroma Laser TV
L-Acoustics Creations Soka
Sony Electronics HT-S2000

Residential Systems Best of Show Winners

Airzone Aidoo PRO Inverter/VRF Controller
AWOL Vision AWOL Vision 150” 4K 3D RGB Laser Projector LTV-3500 Pro
Blackwire Designs Blacklight Design Tool
Blustream Blustream IP300UHD and IP350UHD 4K Video Over IP Line
Crestron Electronics, Inc. Crestron Home OS 4
Crestron Electronics, Inc. Horizon Keypads and Dimmers
D-Tools, Inc. D-Tools Cloud
DEN SmartHome DEN SmartStrike
Digital Projection HIGHlite Satellite MLS Reference
DMF Lighting DMF Luxury Enhanced iX Series
Draper At Home Gabled Bottom-Up FlexShade
DREAMSCREEN ULTRAWEAVE STUDIO X1
Epson America, Inc. Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800 4K PRO-UHD Ultra Short-Throw 3-Chip 3LCD Smart Streaming Laser Projector
Ethereal 8 Meter Velox Passive HDMI Cable
Furrion Aurora 2.1 Outdoor Soundbar Speaker with Wireless Subwoofer
Furrion Aurora Sun 4K UHD LED Outdoor Smart TV with HDR10
Future Automation Unichannel
HD Anywhere MHUB S 16+16×16 100A
HD Anywhere uControl Smart Remote
Hunter Douglas Aura Illuminated Shades
Just Add Power MaxColor 4K60 Series 2
Just Video Walls Spec Series Pre-Configured MicroLED Systems
Kaleidescape, Inc. Kaleidescape Terra Prime Solid-State 31TB movie server
Kaleidescape, Inc. Terra Prime Solid-State 8TB movie server
Kordz International SlimCat Network Cable Systems
L-Acoustics Creations Soka
Legrand SANUS VIWLF128-B2 Large In-Wall Full Motion Mount
Legrand Vantage LHUMAN KolorTune™
Liberty Arranger AvoIP Management Software
NETGEAR AV M4350 Series Managed Switches
NETGEAR AV PR460X Pro Router
Nice North America Nice HR40 Multifunction Smart Home Remote
Nice North America Sun Shades by Nice
One Firefly, LLC Amplify People
Planar Planar Luminate Ultra Series Fine Pitch Outdoor LED Video Wall
Portal.io Portal’s 2023 Updates
PSB Speakers Alpha IQ Powered Speakers
Pure Fi Pro HDMI 2.1 Active Optical Cable
Quantum Media Systems XDR3 LED Video Wall
Samsung Electronics America Samsung 77” Class S95C OLED 4K TV
Samsung Electronics America Samsung HW-Q990C Soundbar
SAVANT Power Storage 20
SAVANT Smart Network
Shelly Group Plus i4 DC
SKYWORTH Clarus S1 Full Sun Outdoor TV
Snap One Control4 Single-Room Bundle
Sony Electronics BRAVIA XR 65” Class A95L QD-OLED 4K HDR Google TV
Sony Electronics STRAZ5000ES Premium ES 11.2 CH 8K A/V Receiver
Sony Electronics STRAZ7000ES Premium ES 13.2 CH 8K A/V Receiver
Sony Electronics VPL-XW6000ES 4K HDR Laser Home Theater Projector with Native 4K SXRD Panel
Sony Electronics VPL-XW7000ES 4K HDR Laser Home Theater Projector with Native 4K SXRD Panel
StormAudio ISR Fusion 20 AV Receiver
SurgeX Vertical Series+
Vanco International EVMX42MV 4K 4×2 HDMI Matrix with Multiview
WALL-SMART Uni-inwall Universal Flush Mount

TWICE Best of Show Winners

AWOL Vision 150” 4K 3D RGB Laser Projector LTV-3500 Pro
Crestron Home OS 4
ErgoFx Adjustable Height Standing Desk
Ethereal 8 Meter Velox Passive HDMI Cable
Hisense 100″U8K
Hisense L9H TriChroma Laser TV
Kaleidescape Terra Prime Solid-State 31TB movie server
Legrand SANUS VIWLF128-B2 Large In-Wall Full Motion Mount
GatorGrip Universal Phone/Tablet stand
Samsung 77” Class S95C OLED 4K TV
Samsung 98” Class Neo QLED 8K TV (QN990C)
Samsung 85” Class The Terrace 4K TV
Samsung HW-Q990C Soundbar
Sony BRAVIA XR 65” Class A95L QD-OLED 4K HDR Google TV
Sony VPL-XW6000ES
Sony STRAZ7000ES Premium ES 13.2 CH 8K A/V Receiver
Sony STRAZ3000ES Premium ES 9.2 CH 8K A/V Receiver
Sony STR-AN1000 7.2 Channel 8K A/V Receiver

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Alastair is What Hi-Fi?’s editor in chief. He has well over a decade’s experience as a journalist working in both B2C and B2B press. During this time he’s covered everything from the launch of the first Amazon Echo to government cyber security policy. Prior to joining What Hi-Fi? he served as Trusted Reviews’ editor-in-chief. Outside of tech, he has a Masters from King’s College London in Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion, is an enthusiastic, but untalented, guitar player and runs a webcomic in his spare time.