What Hi-Fi? Awards 2024: Best of the Best Unveiled
The highly anticipated What Hi-Fi? Awards 2024 have been announced, with a glittering ceremony held in London celebrating the year's most impressive audio and home cinema products.
The awards ceremony saw the crème de la crème of the hi-fi and home cinema industries gather, toasting the success of the winning products. The What Hi-Fi? team rigorously tested the latest releases across 25 categories, pitting each contender against its rivals in dedicated listening and viewing rooms.
From this rigorous evaluation, the team selected the "Best Buy" products in each category. Then, the crowning achievement: the coveted Product of the Year awards were given to the stand-out performers, representing the absolute pinnacle of excellence within their respective fields.
The full list of Product of the Year winners can be found below.
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What Hi-Fi? Awards 2024: Product of the Year Winners
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What Hi-Fi? Awards 2024: Special Award Winners
Beyond the individual product categories, the What Hi-Fi? Awards also recognise outstanding contributions and achievements across the industry.
This year, the prestigious Outstanding Contribution Award was presented to Roy George, a veteran of the hi-fi industry and former technical director of Naim Audio. George's innovative designs have been instrumental in shaping the sonic landscape of hi-fi for decades, resulting in some of the most iconic and critically acclaimed products ever reviewed by What Hi-Fi?.
Naim Audio continued its success at the awards, with its iconic Naim Nait XS 3 amplifier being inducted into the coveted What Hi-Fi? Hall of Fame, acknowledging its enduring legacy and outstanding performance.
The Readers' Award, determined by the passionate What Hi-Fi? community, went to the Q Acoustics 5050 speakers, highlighting their popularity and consistently impressive performance.
The Innovation Award went to Apple's tandem OLED screen technology, showcased in the latest iPad Pro. This cutting-edge technology, which delivers stunning visual quality, earned the iPad Pro the title of "the best tablet for movie fans" in What Hi-Fi?'s testing.
Finally, the Temptation Award, celebrating the pinnacle of high-end audio, was bestowed upon the Esoteric K-05XD CD player. For discerning audiophiles seeking a no-compromise CD player to showcase their beloved collection, the K-05XD is the ultimate choice.
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