The 2019 CEDIA Awards moved from CEDIA Expo to stand along event
Chicago – CEDIA celebrated their 30th anniversary by switching things up. Their annual CEDIA Awards moved from the CEDIA Expo in September to July. The annual recognition of the best residential AV installations was a grand affair at the fabled Drake Hotel in Chicago.
AV professionals from across North America gathered in the Grand Ballroom of the Drake Hotel. The event was the finale of a day of business education. It was CEDIA’s first time combining a business leadership event with their awards ceremony. From attendance and initial feedback, the day was fairly successful.
Categories ranged from documentation to best innovation. You can see the full list of winners below. Manufacturers, members of the press, and other dealers were on hand to congratulate the nine different integrators taking home awards. Two companies, La Scala and Audio Images, took home four awards each.
The 2019 CEDIA Awards were made possible by a number of sponsors. The title sponsor was Crestron.
AVNation’s coverage of CEDIA Expo 2019 has already begun. You can find our coverage by clicking here.
The full list of CEDIA 2019 Award winners are here.
Best Home Cinema
- Level I: ACOUSTIC INTERIORS – Toronto, Ontario – Canada
- Level II: Audio Images – Tustin, California – USA
- Level III: Audio Images – Tustin, California – USA
Best Innovative System or Solution
- Pacific Audio & Communications – Kihei, Hawaii – USA
Best Integrated Home
- Level I: La Scala – Vancouver, British Columbia – Canada
- Level II: Cantara – Costa Mesa, California – USA
- Level III: La Scala – Vancouver, British Columbia – Canada
- Level IV: The Premier Group – Carmel, Indiana – USA
Best Media Room
- Level I: Audio Images – Tustin, California – USA
- Level II: Audio Images – Tustin, California – USA
Best Multiple Dwelling Unit Design
- SmartTouchUSA – Columbia, Maryland – USA
Best Showroom
- Atlanta Audio & Automation – Atlanta, Georgia – USA
Best Documentation
- La Scala – Vancouver, British Columbia – Canada
Best Lighting System
- Service TECH, Inc. – Cedar Park, TX – USA
Life Lived Best at Home
- Cantara – Costa Mesa, California – USA
Technology Meets Design
- La Scala – Vancouver, British Columbia – Canada
Tim Albright is the founder of AVNation and is the driving force behind the AVNation network. He carries the InfoComm CTS, a B.S. from Greenville College and is pursuing an M.S. in Mass Communications from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. When not steering the AVNation ship, Tim has spent his career designing systems for churches both large and small, Fortune 500 companies, and education facilities.
