The 2014 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 and Jeff Fritz wrote feature articles about the winners on January 1 in SoundStage! Hi-Fi and SoundStage! Ultra.
Below is a gallery featuring photos of the companies’ representatives receiving the awards, which were presented during CES 2015. Each photo’s caption has a link within the product name to the corresponding SoundStage! review.
Pioneering Design Achievement
Devialet 400 mono integrated amplifier-DACs
In photo (left to right): Prescillia Morais, Julien Bergère, Manuel de la Fuente, Quentin Bernard (Devialet)
Aesthetics and Sound
Sonus Faber Olympica III loudspeakers
In photo: Livio Cucuzza (Sonus Faber/Fine Sounds Group)
Innovation in Design
Definitive Technology Mythos ST-L SuperTower loudspeakers
In photo: Dave Peet (Definitive Technology)
Outstanding Performance: Home-Theater Electronics
Anthem Performance MRX 710 A/V receiver
In photo: Erin Phillips (Anthem)
Outstanding Performance: Integrated Amplifier
Ayre Acoustics AX-5
In photo: Jeff Deese, Brent Hefley, Michael Wiedmaier, Alex Brinkman (Ayre Acoustics)
Outstanding Performance: Stereo Loudspeakers
KEF Reference 1
In photo: Johan Coorg (KEF)
Outstanding Performance: Stereo Separates
Luxman C-900u preamplifier
In photo: Philip O'Hanlon (On a Higher Note, North American distributor)
Outstanding Performance: Subwoofer
MartinLogan BalancedForce 212
In photo: Justin Bright (MartinLogan)
Outstanding Performance: Headphones
Oppo Digital PM-1
In photo: Jason Liao (Oppo Digital)
Outstanding Performance: Home-Theater Speakers
Revel Performa3 F208 / C208 / M106 / B112
In photo: Kevin Voecks (Revel/Harman International)
Exceptional Value: Bookshelf Loudspeakers
Cambridge Aero 2
In photo: James Johnson-Flint (Cambridge)
Exceptional Value: Headphones
Focal Spirit Classic
In photo: Nicolas Debard (Focal)
Exceptional Value: Stereo Loudspeakers
Monitor Audio Silver 6
In photo: Alex Brady (Monitor Audio), Sheldon Ginn (Kevro International, North American distributor), and Dean Hartley (Monitor Audio)
Exceptional Value: Integrated Amplifier
NAD D 7050 integrated amplifier-DAC
In photo: Greg Stidsen (NAD)
Outstanding Performance: Turntable
Rega Research RP8
In photo: Paul Darwin (Rega Research)