November 2023 | Volume 31 | No. 11 CONTENTS VIEW POINTS FROM THE EDITOR 4 Be a part of the Total Tech Summit think tank By Arlen Schweiger DEPARTMENTS 6 INDUSTRY PULSE CEDIA & Commercial Integrator Expos' Attendance Clocks In at 13K Scenes from CEDIA Expo 2023 in Denver Keynoter Predicts AI's Potential to Propel Smart Home 20 COVER STORY Home of the Year & BEST Awards: Achieving Well-Deserved Accolades 20 Drawing from 132 entries, the 2023 CE Pro BEST (Best Electronic showcase how the industry continues to raise the bar on innovation. by Arlen Schweiger & Zachary Comeau Systems Technologies) Product and Home of the Year Awards programs 10 WELLSCAPES Vantage KolorTune Takes Complexity Out of Circadian Setups 12 AUDIO+VIDEO Sonance Unveils Visual Experience Series, Fetes 40th Anniversary LG, Bang & Olufsen Partner on Ultra-Premium AV Package Lenbrook Acquires High-Res Audio Provider MQA 20 23 24 Best Before & After 28 Best Budget Compromise Project 30 Best Health & Wellness Project 25 Best Shade Control Project 26 Best Combo Design+Tech Project 28 Best Lighting Control Project 30 Best Strange & Specialty Area 32 Best Home Theater $25K-$100K 34 Best Home Theater Over $100K 36 Best Kitchen & Bathroom Project 37 Best Primary Suite 38 Best Multipurpose / Den / Media Room 2 | CE Pro November 2023 40 Best Showroom 42 Best Equipment Room 43 Best Whole-House/Smart Home Under $150K 44 Best Whole-House/Smart Home Over $150K 46 Best Whole-House/Smart Home Over $1M 50 BEST Product Awards 14 NETWORKING+ HOME CONTROL Nice North America Completes Rebranding of Elan, SpeakerCraft, Panamax Savant Augments Voice Control Capabilities via Siri Resideo Sheds Genesis Wire & Cable Business to Southwire Security Corner 18 LIGHTING Light Can Help You Enlightens Expo Attendees 60 CHANNEL TechStarter Winner, AI-Powered Proposal Tool Specifi Enters U.S. Market Snap One Adds 6 New Partner Stores PMC Opens Detroit Location ADI Expands Footprint with Dallas Super Center DOW Technologies Stages Successful Dealer Retreat 64 BY THE NUMBERS Multiroom & Wireless AV Solutions AWARDS 2023 X COVER CREDIT: SAV Digital Environments/Whitney Kamman cepro.com MONARCH AV/PAUL MOOREhttp://www.cepro.com