News

12/9/2003

Electronic Lifestyles Awards Honour Industry's Finest Work - CEDIA Names Winners At Annual Expo

The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) honored 27 CEDIA members at its annual EXPO in Indianapolis, Ind., for excellence in the custom electronics design and installation industry.

The Electronic Lifestyles Award winners were recognized on Saturday, September 6, during a banquet at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. Winners include:

Industry Awards

Lifetime Achievement
Theo Kalomirakis, Theo Kalomirakis Theaters (TKT)
New York, NY

Dealer of the Year
Steve Moore Consulting
London, England

Installer of the Year
Jeff Miller, Audio Advisors Inc.
West Palm Beach, Fla.

Sales Representative of the Year
Peter Lazarus, P.D. Lazarus Inc.
Marblehead, Mass.

Volunteer of the Year, Associate
Jeff Kussard, J. Kussard Consulting
Middlefield, Conn.

Volunteer of the Year, Designer/Installer
Ken Erdmann, Erdmann Electric
Springville, Utah

Designers' Choice Awards

Best Home Theater Level I
CHT Systems
Dallas, Texas

Best Home Theater Level II
Howell & Associates
Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Best Home Theater Level III
Integrated Media Systems
Sterling, Va.

Best Home Theater Level IV
Howell & Associates
Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Best Home Theater Level V
Electronics Design Group Inc.
Piscataway, NJ

Best Home Theater Level VI
Sound and Vision of Orland Park
Orland Park, Ill.

Best Home Theater Level VII
Genesis Audio Video
Irvine, Calif.

Best Media Room
Electronics Design Group Inc.
Piscataway, NJ

Best Integrated Home Level I: Under $400,000
AVL Pro Inc.
Naples, Fla.

Best Integrated Home Level II: $400,000-$600,000
Land and Sea Entertainment
San Diego, Calif.

Best Integrated Home Level III: Over $900,000-$1,100,000
AVL Pro Inc.
Naples, Fla.

Best Integrated Home Level IV: Over $2 million
Engineered Environments
Oakland, Calif.

Best Special Project
Audio Warehouse
Charleston, SC

Best Hidden Installation
Electronics Design Group Inc.
Piscataway, NJ

Best Home Theater Architecture
AVL Pro Inc.
Naples, Fla.

Best Dressed System
Audio Video Resource Inc.
Mount Vernon, Wash.

Manufacturers' Excellence Awards

Best Video Product
Kaleidescape Inc.
Kaleidescape System

Best Audio Product
Crestron Electronics Inc.
C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Processor

Best Custom Installation Product
Sonance
Symphony eXtreme XT Outdoor Speakers

Best Home Networking Product
Crestron Electronics Inc.
e-Control 2 Software

Best User Interface
AMX
Modero Touch Panel

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