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CEDIA Honors Custom Electronics Industry Leaders

ELECTRONIC LIFESTYLES AWARDS® Honor Industry's Finest Work

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) honored its own at CEDIA EXPO 2000. The industry recognized the following:

Designer’s Choice Awards

Level I — Best Home Theater Under $56,000 - Photo
Silver Screen and Sound, Inc.
Towson, MD

Level II — Best Home Theater $56,000 - $106,000 - Photo
Connected Technologies
Colorado Springs, CO

Level III — Best Home Theater $106,001 - $250,000 - Photo
Audio Visions, Keith Yates – Acoustical Designer
Lake Forest, CA

Level IV — Best Home Theater $250,001 - Over $1,000,000 - Photo
Atlanta Home Theater, TK Theaters – Architect/Interior Designer
Roswell, GA

Special Recognition for Architecture - Photo
Theo Kalomirakis Theaters
New York, NY

Level I — Best Electronic Home Under $206,000 - Photo
Audio Command Systems, Zelda Struck – Interior Designer
Boca Raton, FL

Level II — Best Electronic Home $206,000 - $750,000 - Photo
All Around Technology, Randal Mars Architects – Architect, Anne Weir Interiors – Interior Designer
Bethesda, MD

Level III — Best Electronic Home $750,001 - $3,000,000 - Photo
Audio Visions, Russ Butler – Architect/Interior Designer
Lake Forest, CA

Best Electronic Home: Tract/Model Home System - Photo
Audio/Video Entertainment
Laguna Niguel, CA

Best Showroom/Showplace: Electronic Lifestyle Systems - Photo
Intelligent Home Systems
Windermere, FL

Best Special Project - Photo
Audio Visions, Gary Johnston – Architect/Interior Designer
Lake Forest, CA

Best Before-&-After - Photo
Integrated Media Systems, TK Theaters – Architect/Interior Designer
Vienna, VA

"Where is It?" - Photo
Innovative Systems
Charlotte, NC

"Keep It Simple" - Photo
Designer Audio, First Impressions Theme Theatres – Interior Designer
Naples, FL

Manufacturer’s Excellence Awards

Best Audio Product - Photo
Audio Design Associates
Rhapsody System

Best Electronic Product - Photo
Elan Home Systems
VIA! 6.4" Touch Panel

Best Home Networking Product - Photo
Crestron Electronics
IsysTM advanced touchpanel control system (TPS-6000)

Best Video Product - photo
Sony
VPLVW10HT

Best Overall Service
Crestron Electronics

Best Technical Support
AMX

Industry Awards

Dealer of the Year [High-Resolution Photo - RGB .tif: Mac .sit | PC .zip]
Atlanta Home Theater
Roswell, GA

Installer of the Year [High-Resolution Photo - RGB .tif: Mac .sit | PC .zip]
Martin Chappelle, Media Systems
Boston, MA

Sales Rep of the Year [High-Resolution Photo - RGB .tif: Mac .sit | PC .zip]
Andrew Ard, KA Marketing
Lewisville, TX

Volunteer of the Year [High-Resolution Photo - RGB .tif: Mac .sit | PC .zip]
Frank White, Spaun USA
Annapolis, MD

Lifetime Achievement [High-Resolution Photo - RGB .tif: Mac .sit | PC .zip]
John DeSilva, Honored Posthumously
Runco International and J.D. Marketing

John joins the distinguished list of CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award winners:

1992 - Albert Langella
1993 - Audio Video Interiors
1994 - Sam Runco
1995 - Chris Stevens
1996 - Bill Cawlfield
1997 - Brad Kibble
1998 - Ivan Zuckerman
1999 - Tomlinson Holman
2000 - John DeSilva

CEDIA’s Electronic Lifestyle Awards® were voted on by the industry and announced at the annual awards banquet.

CEDIA was founded in 1989 and represents more than 1,800 member companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems -- typically media rooms, single- or multi-room entertainment systems, home networking, home automation and communication systems, and integrated whole-house subsystems providing control of lighting, security and HVAC systems. Members are established, insured businesses with bona-fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field. For more information about CEDIA, visit the association’s website, www.cedia.org, or call 1-800-669-5329.