For nearly 40 years EISA has been selecting the most innovative, cutting-edge products for its prestigious EISA Awards. The Awards are debated and voted upon by groups of specialist judging panels covering the full spectrum of consumer electronics and photographic products, including Hi-Fi, Home Theatre, In-Car Electronics, Photo, Video and Mobile Devices. Key to the success and relevance of the annual EISA Awards lies in the evolution of its categories, always reflecting the changing trends and technologies of the consumer electronics world.
Moreover, the Association itself continues to evolve and expand. In 2018 EISA welcomed new members from India, Japan and Hong Kong/China just as the old EISA acronym (European Imaging and Sound Association) became the Expert Sound and Imaging Association. During 2019 the Association swelled its ranks with additional members from the USA, Poland, Norway, Italy and Russia – enlarging EISA’s global footprint still further.
To win an EISA award all products undergo a comprehensive multi-step judging process. Products are intensively tested at the facilities of individual EISA member magazines and are also presented at the Association’s annual Convention in Antwerp in May. Products that pass this stage already rank among the best in the world. The final deliberations take place at EISA’s annual General Meeting in June where a democratic voting process establishes a consensus of excellence and determines the winning products (see ‘About EISA’, below, for more details).EISA Award-winning products can be promoted with an exclusive EISA Award logo and short video, design for social media channels, both providing a clear visual buying recommendation. More details about product nominations and the awards are available in the EISA website.
“The collaboration of some 60 specialist magazines and websites from across the greater European continent, Australia and the USA brings with it a unique pool of experience that informs each and every EISA Award. So whether consumers are looking to purchase a feature-rich Smartphone, a versatile camera solution, or a pair of high-end floor-standing loudspeakers, the EISA Awards are their unequivocal guide to the cream of today’s entertainment technologies,” states Paul Miller, President of EISA.
The EISA Awards will be officially presented during IFA, the consumer electronics fair, held in Berlin 6-11th September 2019.
And here is the EISA Awards List for 2019-2020 in the audio categories:
Hi-Fi Expert Group
ELAC Navis ARB-51
Naim Audio Mu-so 2nd Generation
Rotel A11
Pro-Ject X1
Monitor Audio Gold 100
Marantz Melody X (M-CR612)
Chord Electronics Qutest
EISA Digital Source 2019-2020
Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 T/Pre Box RS2 Digital
Focal Elegia
IsoAcoustics GAIA
Hegel H390
KEF R11
Bowers & Wilkins 603
NAD M10
Primare CD35/I35 Prisma
Mytek Brooklyn Bridge
MoFi UltraDeck+M
KEF LSX
EISA AV Accessory 2019-2020
IsoTek SMART Delta
Home Theatre Audio Expert Group
Denon AVR-X2600H
DALI OBERON Series
Focal Astral 16
Arendal Sound 1723 Monitor S THX 5.1
SVS SB-3000
NAD T 758 V3
Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar
LG SL8 (in some markets LG SL8Y, LG SL8YG)
DALI KATCH ONE
EISA Universal Player 2019-2020
Pioneer UDP-LX500
Mobile Devices Expert Group
JBL Reflect Flow
Sony WH-1000XM3
JBL LIVE 650BTNC
OnePlus Bullets Wireless 2
In-Car Electronics Expert Group
EISA In-Car Sound Processor 2019-2020
Brax DSP
EISA In-Car Amplifier 2019-2020
ESX QE1200.4
EISA In-Car Speaker System 2019-2020
Morel Elate Carbon 603
EISA In-Car Subwoofer 2019-2020
Ground Zero GZPW 10SQ
EISA In-Car High-End Component 2019-2020
Eton Core S3
Other Awards in the remaining categories are listed in the EISA website here: www.eisa.eu/awards/
