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Electronic Lifestyles Awards Honor Custom Electronics Industry's Finest Work (22/9/2004)

The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) honored 30 CEDIA members at its annual EXPO for excellence in the custom electronics design and installation industry.

The Electronic Lifestyles(TM) Award winners were recognized on Saturday, Sept. 11, during a banquet at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. Winners include:

Industry Awards

Lifetime Achievement - Scott Miller
Dealer of the Year - Electronics Design Group Piscataway, NJ
Installer of the Year - Barry Nelson, ProLine Integrated Systems Highland Park, Ill.
Sales Representative of the Year - Paul Epstein, Current Marketing Corp. Scottsdale, Ariz.
Volunteer of the Year, Designer/Installer - Chad Modad, AD Systems Houston, Texas
Volunteer of the Year, Manufacturer - John Forney, Lutron Electronics Coopersburg, Pa.

Designers' Choice Awards

Best Home Theater Level I Ð Under $80,000 - Distinctive Home Theaters & Automation Gaithersburg, Md.
Best Home Theater Level II Ð $80,001 Ð $101,000 - Genesis Home Technologies, Inc. Beaverton, Ore.
Best Home Theater Level III Ð $102,000 Ð $147,000 - Connected Technologies Colorado Springs, Colo.
Best Home Theater Level IV Ð $147,001 Ð $200,000 - Creative Media Design, Inc. Boca Raton, Fla.
Best Home Theater Level V Ð $200,001 Ð $240,000 - La Scala Vancouver, B.C.
Best Home Theater Level VI Ð $285,000 Ð $550,000 - Home Tech Systems, Inc. Santa Rosa, Calif.
Best Home Theater Level VII Ð $600,000 Ð $800,000 - Future Homes ~FM~ Beverly Hills, Calif.
Best Home Theater Level VIII Ð over $1,000,000 - Command Performance Toronto, Ont.
Best Media Room Home - Theaters by Design, LLC Andover, N.J.
Best Integrated Home Level I: Under $250,000 - Systems by Design, LLC Alexandria, Va.
Best Integrated Home Level II: $250,001 Ð 300,000 - AVL Pro, Inc. Naples, Fla.
Best Integrated Home Level III: Over $300,001 Ð 400,000 - Starr Systems Design Baltimore, Md.
Best Integrated Home Level IV: Over $400,001 Ð 650,000 - AVL Pro, Inc. Naples, Fla.
Best Integrated Home Level V: Over $650,001 Ð 950,000 - All Around Technology Rockville, Md.
Best Integrated Home Level VI: Over $1,000,000 - Sound Solutions/SEI Los Angeles, Calif.
Best Special Project - Nicholson's Hi-Fidelity Center Nashville, Tenn.
Best Hidden Installation - Electronics Design Group, Inc. Piscataway, NJ
Best Home Theater Architecture - AVL Pro, Inc. Naples, Fla.
Best Dressed System - Custom Electronics Falmouth, Me.

Manufacturers' Excellence Awards

Best New Product - OmniMount Systems U3
Best New Product - Artison Portrait LCR Front Speakers
Best New Product - Crestron Isys i10 TPMC-10 WiFi Tablet Touchpanel
Best New Product - Universal Remote Control Inc. MX-3000
Best New Interface - Request Multimedia Video Request

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