Help recognize the products, brands, companies and people making the biggest impact across the AV industry. Submit your nominations, help shape the finalists and vote for your favorites.
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One Ballot Per Person
One nomination ballot and one voting ballot per participant.
Judged Finalists
An independent panel of judges reviews nominations and selects the finalists.
Reader-Voted Winners
The AV community chooses the winners.
Celebrating the AV Industry’s Favorites
The rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the products, brands, companies and people that AV professionals trust most.
Unlike editorial awards, the Readers’ Choice Awards are built around industry participation. Nominations from across the AV community help determine the finalists, and readers ultimately choose the winners.
Whether you’re nominating an innovative new product, a trusted manufacturer, a valued distributor or an industry leader, your participation helps celebrate excellence across professional AV.
How it Works
Step 1: Submit Your Nominations
Manufacturers, integrators, consultants, distributors, PR firms, end users and other AV professionals are invited to submit nominations.
Each participant may submit one nomination ballot, which may include nominations across multiple award categories.
Step 2: Judges Select the Finalists
An independent panel of judges reviews every eligible nomination.
Judges evaluate nominations based on overall merit, innovation, industry impact and category fit before selecting the finalists.
Step 3: Reader Voting Opens
The finalists are announced and opened for public voting.
Each participant may submit one voting ballot.
Step 4: Winners Announced
The nominees receiving the most reader votes in each category will be recognized as the 2026 rAVe Readers’ Choice Award winners.
Award Categories
Favorite New Products
Favorite New Products
- Favorite New AV Product
- Favorite New Collaboration Product
- Favorite New Audio Product
- Favorite New Display Product
- Favorite New Digital Signage Product
- Favorite New HomeAV Product
- Favorite New Live Events Product
Favorite Products
Favorite Products
- Favorite Display Product
- Favorite LED Display
- Favorite Projector
- Favorite Audio Product
- Favorite Microphone
- Favorite Loudspeaker
- Favorite Collaboration Product
- Favorite Video Bar
- Favorite PTZ Camera
- Favorite Digital Signage Product
- Favorite Digital Signage Software/CMS
- Favorite Control System
- Favorite AV-over-IP Solution
- Favorite Connectivity & Signal Distribution Product
- Favorite Mounting Solution
- Favorite Home Theater Product
- Favorite Home Audio Product
- Favorite Smart Home Product
Favorite Brands
Favorite Brands
- Favorite Display Brand
- Favorite LED Brand
- Favorite Projector Brand
- Favorite Audio Brand
- Favorite Collaboration Brand
- Favorite Digital Signage Brand
- Favorite Control Brand
- Favorite AV-over-IP Brand
- Favorite Connectivity Brand
- Favorite Mount Brand
- Favorite HomeAV Brand
Industry Favorites
Industry Favorites
- Favorite Integrator
- Favorite Distributor
- Favorite Manufacturer
- Favorite Technical Support Team
- Favorite Training & Education Program
- Favorite Webinar or Event Series
- Favorite Social Media Account
- AV Industry Personality of the Year
Top Honor
Top Honor
- AV Company of the Year
Why Participate?
Help Shape the Ballot
Every nomination helps determine this year’s finalists.
Recognize Excellence
Celebrate the products, brands and organizations making an impact across AV.
Industry Recognition
Finalists and winners receive recognition across rAVe’s editorial, social media and digital platforms.
Community Recognition
Readers — not editors — determine the winners.
Eligibility & Rules
General Rules
- Participation is free.
- Self-nominations are welcome.
- One nomination ballot per person.
- Participants may nominate across multiple categories within their single nomination ballot.
- One voting ballot per person.
- Duplicate nomination or voting submissions may be removed.
- Judges reserve the right to move nominations to a more appropriate category or remove ineligible entries.
- Judges determine the finalists.
- Readers determine the winners.
Favorite New Product Eligibility
To be eligible for a Favorite New Product category, a product must have been publicly announced or commercially introduced between January 1, 2026, and the close of nominations.
Products outside of this eligibility window remain eligible for the applicable Favorite Product categories.
A “new product” must represent a significant new introduction. Minor software updates, firmware updates, cosmetic changes or routine product refreshes are not eligible unless they introduce substantial new functionality or capabilities.
Timeline
- Nominations Open: August 11, 2026
- Nominations Close: September 8, 2026
- Reader Voting Opens: September 23, 2026
- Reader Voting Closes: October 16, 2026
Submit Your Nominations!
FAQs
Who can submit nominations?
Anyone working in or serving the professional AV industry, including manufacturers, integrators, consultants, distributors, PR firms and end users.
Can I nominate my own company or product?
Yes. Self-nominations are welcome.
Can I nominate more than one category?
Yes. Your single nomination ballot may include nominations across multiple categories.
Can I submit multiple nomination forms?
No. Each participant may submit one nomination ballot.
Can I vote more than once?
No. Each participant may submit one voting ballot.
How are finalists selected?
An independent panel of judges reviews all eligible nominations and selects the finalists for each category.
How are winners chosen?
Readers vote from the list of finalists, and the nominees receiving the most reader votes are named the winners.