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Product Hall of Fame

 

Product Name: System 56
www.ada.net
  Audio Design Associates (ADA) introduced its first Multi-Zone/Multi-Room System 56 in 1977. System 56, a six-source system, expandable to up to thirty-zones, is the world’s first multi-zone A/V system. System 56 was a comprehensive system featuring mainframe components, keypads and accessories. Most systems are still fully operational today.  
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Product Name: SA-3050 Real Time Analyzer
www.audiocontrol.com
  AudioControl is a U.S. designer and manufacturer of highest-quality home audio components that support the Custom Installation industry. Their SA-3050 Real Time Analyzer put acoustic analysis into the hands of custom installers, and injected confidence and credibility into the trade.  
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Product Name: Crestron SmarTouch TM (STS)
www.crestron.com
  SmarTouch TM STS was the first wireless RF control system ever introduced to the market. STS was offered at a breakthrough price, making integrated touchpanel control truly affordable for the home market for the first time. It was also one of the first color touchpanels.  
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Product Name: JBL Synthesis® One Multichannel Audio System
www.jblsynthesis.com
  The JBL Synthesis® One was the world’s first complete, integrated multi-channel audio system designed specifically for custom installation home theater. The Synthesis One was created to deliver extraordinary performance and sonic realism, and was the first system that enabled custom calibration to deliver optimum performance in any room.  
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Product Name: ISO-MAX® CI-2RR Stereo Audio Isolator
www.jensen-transformers.com
  Founded in 1974, Jensen Transformers researches, develops, and manufactures products for use by audio and video professionals worldwide. Our featured products include the ISO-MAX® line of ready-to-use audio and video ground isolators for solving hum and buzz problems in both home theater and commercial audio/video systems.  
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Product Name: HomeWorks Lighting Control System
www.lutron.com/resi
  A Lutron HomeWorks system controls lights individually and as a group to create lighting scenes. HomeWorks can be installed in new or existing homes using Lutron’s proprietary RF technology and is customized to each home and its owners. Lutron Electronics designs and manufactures lighting controls for residential and commercial applications.  
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Product Name: ARC-IV Aspect Ratio Controller
www.runco.com
  Runco, the world’s premier manufacturer of high-end video display products, introduced the world’s first aspect ratio controller, the ARC-IV in 1991. This product offered widescreen video in the home for the very first time, something we take for granted today, but was unheard of then outside of a movie theater.  
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Product Name: Sonance 1 In-Wall Speaker
www.sonance.com
  Sonance 1 in-wall speaker, the first speaker designed for the residential custom audio market, was a breakthrough product in the relationship between architecture and audio and the future of CEDIA as we know it today.