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Last week at CES 2020, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)’s Smart Home Division announced its 2020 Mark of Excellence Awards celebrating outstanding custom-installation AV products.

Products from Denon, EPV Projection Screens, Dish Network, Samsung, and SVS were among this year’s awards.

Audio Component Product of the Year
Denon AVR-3600H 9.2-channel AV receiver. The 3600H prevailed over five other finalists in the audio category, including the McIntosh MI254 multichannel power amplifier and Marantz PM7000N integrated stereo amplifier. usa.denon.com

Video Display Product of the Year
Samsung The Wall modular microLED Display. displaysolutions.samsung.com

Audio/Video Distribution Product of the Year
Just Add Power VBS-HDIP-3G 509POE Daisy Chain Power-over-Ethernet Receiver. Decodes a 4K or lower-resolution source device on a network and converts to HDMI. justaddpower.com

Subwoofer of the Year
SVS SB-3000 subwoofer. This outstanding product was also a Sound & Vision 2019 Top Pick of the Year

Video Screen Product of the Year
EPV Projection Screens Dark Star Max UST-FR Series. epvscreens.com

Loudspeaker of the Year
Savant Smart Audio Sound Bar. savant.com

Automation Device of the Year
Neeo Remote Control for Control4. neeo.com

Human Interface Product of the Year
Dish Voice Remote with Google Assistant. my.dish.com

Video Source Product of the Year
AirTV Mini streaming device. airtv.net

Whole-house Control System of the Year
Control4 Smart Home OS 3. control4.com

For the complete 2020 Mark of Excellence Awards list, visit cta.tech