Readers' Award 2009: your chance to vote!
It's that time of year again, with the Awards hurtling towards us and lorry loads of new products being delivered to our offices for testing.
And this year, as last, we'll include a Readers' Award in which you, dear readers, can vote for the product you think deserves a special 2009 What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Award.
Last year the Sony PS3 triumphed, so who will pick up one of our famous trophies this time at our Awards ceremony on October 1st?
The shortlist of nominated products for the Readers' Award will go live on our Awards microsite from August 15th, when you'll be able to cast your vote.
In the meantime, let us know which products you think should be shorlisted for this year's Readers' Award by posting your preference on this thread.
All our 2009 Award winners will be exhibited at the Manchester Sound and Vision Show at the Renaissance Hotel on October 17th-18th. Our special Awards issue of the magazine will go on sale the following week.
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Awards should be based not only on the quality of the product but also its availability. What's the point in giving equipment a top rating if you can't get hold of it for love nor money!!!
All of those posting suggestions here, please repost on the forum thread as mentioned in the story above
Any Pioneer Kuro Plasma TV - they are still streets ahead of the competition - build quality, picture quality and eye appeal.
Arcam Solo Mini - one of the greatest and nicest surprises in hifi in the past couple of years... It probably turned out better even than Arcam had wanted it to be, and challenged the entire market in its price range - including Arcam's own separates!
Also AVI's ADM9.1 active speakers for superlative design and the guts to defy the entire establishment and to break off with a long inheritance.
Marantz SR6003 receiver - you haven't reviewed it yet but I'm so pleased with it I would like to see it on the shortlist. Great sound and build quality along with range of assignable inputs makes up for a few missing, largely gimmicky features (e.g. DSP modes).
The Naim Uniti and the Denon DM37 DAB both deserve awards for audio excellence and good design engineering at slightly different ends of the market.
Kefs 'Eggs' series and B & W's conical subwoofer should also feature.