The 2016 Products of the Year award winners were selected from among products reviewed that calendar year in SoundStage! Hi-Fi, SoundStage! Ultra, SoundStage! Xperience, and SoundStage! Access. Only the products that received Reviewers’ Choice awards at review time qualified for selection. On January 1, 2017, Doug Schneider and Jeff Fritz wrote feature articles announcing the 2016 winners on SoundStage! Hi-Fi and SoundStage! Ultra.
Below is a gallery containing photos of the companies’ representatives receiving the awards, which were presented during CES 2017. Each photo’s caption has a link as part of the product name to the corresponding SoundStage! review.
Hall of Fame
Gryphon Audio Designs Diablo 300 integrated amplifier
Company representatives not at CES 2017
Aesthetics and Sound
KEF Blade Two loudspeakers
In photo: Johan Coorg (KEF) and Dipin Sehdev (KEF America)
Innovation in Design
Dynaudio Xeo 2 powered loudspeakers
In photo: Michael Manousselis (Dynaudio USA) and Michael Rohde Böwadt (Dynaudio)
Pioneering Design Achievement
Devialet Silver Phantom loudspeakers
In photo: Adrien Da Maia and Quentin Sannie (Devialet)
Outstanding Performance
Devialet Expert 1000 Pro mono DAC-integrated amplifiers
In photo: Adrien Da Maia, Quentin Sannie, Alexandre Panizzoli, and Amaury Guillemet (Devialet)
Outstanding Performance
Vivid Audio Oval B1 Decade loudspeakers
In photo: Philip O'Hanlon (On a Higher Note, US distributor for Vivid Audio)
Outstanding Performance
Mola Mola Kaluga mono amplifiers
In photo: Bill Parish (GTT Audio, US distributor for Mola Mola)
Outstanding Performance
Zanden Audio Systems Model 3100 preamplifier
In photo: Eric Pheils (Zanden Audio North America)
Outstanding Performance
Luxman EQ-500 phono stage
In photo: Philip O'Hanlon (North America distributor for Luxman)
Outstanding Performance
Anthem AVM 60 audio/video processor
In photo: Amanda Ballas, Devin Zell, and Justin Bright (Anthem)
Outstanding Performance
Synergistic Research PowerCell 12 UEF SE power conditioner
In photo: Ted Denney (Synergistic Research)
Outstanding Performance
PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream Junior digital-to-analog converter
In photo: Bill Leebens (PS Audio)
Outstanding Performance
Sennheiser HD 800 S headphones
In photo: Uwe Greunke (Sennheiser)
Exceptional Value
GoldenEar Technology Triton Three+ loudspeakers
In photo: Sandy Gross (GoldenEar Technology)
Exceptional Value
Rogue Audio RP-1 preamplifier
In photo: Bill Magerman and Nick Fitzsimmons (Rogue Audio)
Exceptional Value
Simaudio Moon Neo 330A stereo/mono amplifier
In photo: Lionel Goodfield, Costa Koulisakis, Dominique Poupart, Etienne Gautier, and Amelie Lalonde (Simaudio)
Exceptional Value
AKG N60 NC headphones
In photo: Corby Young and Dorothee De Backer (AKG/Harman International)
Exceptional Value
PSB SubSeries 450 subwoofer
In photo: Paul Barton (PSB)