Who Makes The Best Home Theater Equipment?
Each year CEPro does a survey of the top 100 American consumer electronics installation companies to find out what the top 5 favored brands are in a bunch of CE categories. They run the gambit from central vacuum to DVR’s, and for the best run-through of everything we suggest you take a look at the slideshow at CEPro’s website. But if you just want a little free advice from the pros, here’s the favored brand in a variety of home theater categories from America’s best installers. • Acoustical treatments–Acoustic Innovations • A/V receivers–Integra • Bookshelf speakers–B&W • Broadband–Linksys • Cabling–Monster • DVD players–Sony • DVRs–DirecTV • Floorstanding speakers–B&W • Front Projection TVs–Runco • Home theater amps–Integra • In-wall/In-ceiling speakers–SpeakerCraft • Remotes & IR–Xantech • LCD TVs–Sharp • Lifts/Mounts–Chief • Lighting control–Lutron • Media servers–Kaleidescape • Multi-channel amps–Crestron • Plasma TVs–Pioneer • Projection screens–Stewart Filmscr
