Electronics House Announces Annual Hottie Awards!

Each year Electronic House announces its Hottie Awards to commemorate... oh, sorry, that's HOTY Awards. Apparently it stands for Home of the Year. Innocent mistake. In any case, the HOTY Awards are segmented into different categories to honor integrators and custom installation companies that go above and beyond in bringing superbly designed and executed home A/V and automation projects to life. These projects range in both price and complexity and fall into the following categories, each having an award for Gold, Silver, and Bronze:

Whole Home $50,000+

• Gold: Starr Systems Design's AMX and iPad Hide and Control Extensive AV System
• Silver: Lifestyle Electronics' Vacation Ski Home Wows with Automation and AV
• Bronze: Home Theater of Long Island's Ultimate AV Home Has 43 Speakers, 26 TVs and 17 iPads

Best Integrated Home, $50,000 or less

• Gold: All Sound Designs' Control Systems Turn House into Hands Free Home
• Silver: Procom Enterprises, Ltd.'s A Home So Smart It Talks
• Bronze: Home Theater of Long Island's Less is More in these Uptown Digs

Best Integrated Home, $50,000 or more

• Gold: Starr Systems Design's AMX and iPad Hide and Control Extensive AV System
• Silver: Lifestyle Electronics' Vacation Ski Home Wows with Automation and AV
• Bronze: Home Theater of Long Island's Ultimate AV Home Has 43 Speakers, 26 TVs and 17 iPads

Best Media Room/Family Room

• Gold: Starr Systems Design's Casual Space Sports Concealed Speakers, Massive Plasma and Bar
• Silver: Moore Audio Design's Playroom with Hidden Screen Doubles as Home Theater
• Bronze: Gramophone's Media Room Overhaul Included Lighting, Acoustics and AV Gear

Best Home Theater, $25,000 to $75,000

• Gold: Cantara Design Group's Insane Sounds!
• Silver: Forefront Innovation, The Digital Concierge's A/V Impact With Stealth
• Bronze: Hi-Tech Home's Rustic Looks for High-Tech Theater

Best Home Theater, $75,000 to $150,000

• Gold: Audio Impact, Inc.'s Audio Passion Inspired Home Theater Design
• Silver: Hi-Tech Home's Design Meets Performance In Extreme Home Theater
• Bronze: Avista, LLC's DIY Home Theater Gets Pro Makeover

Best Home Theater, $150,000 or more

• Gold: Erskine Group, Inc.'s Ultimate Garage Theater
• Silver: Definitive Sound Inc.'s Home Theater Floats for Sound Isolation
• Bronze: DSI Entertainment's Home Theater With Five Screens In One
  

Best Themed Home Theater

• Gold: Integrated Electronic Solutions' 6 Screen Home Theater for Fighting Irish Fan
  
• Silver: Audio Video Design Inc.'s Home Theater Boasts a Nightclub Atmosphere
  
• Bronze: Gramophone's Gold Fluted Columns and Coffered Ceiling Create Unique Home Theater

Congrats to the winners... and as a side note, now we know where all the good places to watch the Super Bowl are?