The 2013 Product of the Year award winners were chosen from among those products reviewed in SoundStage! Hi-Fi, SoundStage! Ultra, SoundStage! Xperience, and SoundStage! Access. Doug Schneider wrote a feature article about the winners on January 1 in SoundStage! Hi-Fi, as did Jeff Fritz in SoundStage! Ultra.
Below is a gallery featuring photos of the companies’ representatives receiving the awards, which were presented during CES 2014. Each photo's caption has a link within the product name to the corresponding SoundStage! Network review.
Pioneering Design Achievement
Anthem Statement M1 mono amplifier
In photo: Nick Platsis
Aesthetics and Sound
Sonus Faber Venere 3.0 loudspeaker
In photo: Luca Vernacci, Fiore Cappelletto, Livio Cucuzza, Mirko Sanna, and Mattia Donnola
Exceptional Value: Stereo Loudspeakers
KEF LS50
In photo: Johan Coorg
Exceptional Value: Desktop Loudspeakers
PSB Alpha PS1
In photo: Paul Barton
Exceptional Value: Digital Source Components
Oppo Digital BDP-105 Blu-ray player
In photo: Jason Liao
Exceptional Value: Integrated Amplifiers
NAD C 390DD
In photo: Greg Stidsen
Exceptional Value: iDevices and Related
Definitive Technology Sound Cylinder Bluetooth loudspeaker
In photo: Tim Gladwin, Matt Lyons, and Daniel Donnelly
Exceptional Value: Home-Theater Components
Axiom Audio ADA-1000 multichannel amplifier
Company representatives not at CES
Exceptional Value: Subwoofers
JL Audio E-Sub e112
In photo: Brett Hanes
Outstanding Performance: Power Amplifiers
Gryphon Audio Designs Mephisto
In photo: Valdemar Børsting and Flemming Rasmussen
Outstanding Performance: Preamplifiers
Simaudio Moon Evolution 740P
In photo: Lionel Goodfield, Louis Lemire, and Costa Koulisakis
Outstanding Performance: Stereo Loudspeakers
Magico S5
In photo: Alon Wolf
Outstanding Performance: Integrated Amplifiers
Bryston B135 SST2
In photo: James Tanner
Outstanding Performance: Digital Sources
EMM Labs DAC2X digital-to-analog converter
In photo: Ed Meitner and Shahin Al Rashid