Filed under: News
Well, the end of the year is nearly upon us (I thought I would just remind you in case no one has mentioned it in the last five minutes) which means that the judging has been decided for both the Sound & Image Awards and the Audio & Video Lifestyle Awards. To be eligible for a nomination a product has to be reviewed within the last twelve months. This is stating the obvious but I mention it because we have released quite a few new products recently that are yet to be submitted for review and I know they will be well received. Who am I kidding, I think they are winners so we will see what transpires next year!
Anyhoo, this years award winners are: (you're drum-rolling in your head aren't you?) the Apex 4 for AVL's Loudspeaker of the Year under $2000. The Apex 4 also received a Highly Commended in the Stereo Speaker of the Year under $2500 at the Sound & Image Awards too. To put this into perspective, the winner and other highly commended loudspeakers are priced at $2499 and $1599 respectively! Not bad for a product that can be had for less than half the price of the winner. The little Seismix 1 Mk1 sub was acknowledged with an S&I awards for the Subwoofer of the Year under $1000, and the Epicentrix received the S&I award for Centre Channel of the Year which, to be honest, I was totally expecting. Its rather unique to say the least, and I still haven't heard anything like it for anywhere near the price.
We are so busy at the moment that its taken me nearly a week to write these few lines so I wont rave on so I can post this before the year is out and I have to redo my opening line. There is just one more thing to do before I go as I would like to acknowledge the staff in the factory that have been doing such a brilliant job coping with the enormous work load we have had this year. It doesn't make up for the long hours and weekend work but I would just like to personally thank them all for the dedication and effort. Well done guys.
