Every year around this time, the EISA Awards are announced ahead of the IFA 2017 show in Berlin. Philips won for ”Best Buy OLED TV” and Sony ZD9 won best ”Home Theatre TV”. There were no TV awards for Panasonic.
EISA Awards 2017-2018
New categories have been introduced while existing ones have been removed. Worth highlighting perhaps is that TCL has made the list, that Panasonic did not win any TV awards, and that Samsung “QLED” LCD received no praise for picture quality.
Also read: TV review scores
Samsung instead won best “Smart TV” whereas Panasonic took home the price for ”Best Buy UHD Blu-ray player”. Philips won in a new category, introduced this year, called ”Best buy OLED TV”, whereas LG E7 won for best ”OLED TV”. A full list is available below.
EISA Awards 2017-18 – Home Theatre Display & Video
Best Buy OLED TV: | Philips 55POS9002 |
Best Buy TV: | TCL U55C7006 |
Best OLED TV: | LG OLED65E7 |
Best Smart TV: | Samsung QE55Q7F |
Best LCD TV: | LG 55SJ850V |
Best Home Theatre TV: | Sony KD-65ZD9 |
Best Buy UHD Blu-ray: | Panasonic DMP-UB300/UB400 series |
Best Universal UHD Blu-ray: | Oppo UDP-203 |
Best Home Theatre Projector: | Epson EH-TW9300W |
EISA Awards 2017-18 – Home Theatre Audio
Best Buy UHD Blu-ray: | Panasonic DMP-UB300/UB400 series |
Best Universal UHD Blu-ray: | Oppo UDP-203 |
Best Home Theatre Subwoofer: | SVS PB16-Ultra |
Best Home Theatre Solution: | Denon HEOS AVR |
Best Home Theatre High-end: | Dali Phantom S series |
Best TV Audio Upgrade: | Sonos Playbase |
Best Home Theatre Speaker System: | Focal Sib Evo |
Best Soundbar: | LG SJ9 |
Best Hoem Theatre Receiver: | Yamaha RX-V483 |
EISA Awards 2017-18 – Hi-Fi
Best Portable DAC/Headphone Amplifier: | RHA Dacamp L1 |
Best Multiroom Network Player: | Yamaha WXC-50 |
Best Hi-Fi Innovation: | Devialet Gold Phantom |
Best High-end Stereo System: | Marantz SA-10 & PM-10 |
Best Value Amplifier: | NAD C338 |
Best Integrated Amplifier: | Hegel Röst |
Best High-end Turntable: | Elac Miracord 90 |
Best Value Turntable: | Pro-Ject Essential II Flexi-Range |
Best DAC/Headphone Amplifier: | Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital |
Best Headphones: | Denon AH-D7200 |
Best Floorstanding Loudspeaker: | Q Accoustics Concept 500 |
Best Bookshelf Loudspeaker: | Dynaudio Contour 20 |
Best Value Loudspeaker: | Dali Spektor 6 |
Best Wireless Loudspeaker: | KEF LS50 Wireless |
EISA is also handing out awards to cameras and mobile devices. See all of them at eisa.eu. Last year’s awards can be found here.