Fresh off a week in Las Vegas, the eCoustics team breaks down the CES 2026 Best in Show award winners across speakers, soundbars, wireless audio, TVs, home theater projectors, and headphones, explaining who stood out, why these products impressed us in controlled demo booth conditions, and what those design and performance choices are likely to cost you when they hit the market later in 2026.
Jump Ahead:
- 2:50 CES 2026 Trends
- 6:03 Canvas HiFi Frame
- 8:14 Focal Mu-so Hekla
- 11:10 Naim CI-Uniti 102
- 12:55 LG Sound Suite
- 15:34 SVS R|Evolution Soundbar
- 20:34 Onkyo TX-RZ51 AVR
- 23:40 Klipsch The Sevens II
- 27:32 Samsung Music Studio 7
- 29:51 Edifier M90
- 30:57 Cambridge Audio L/R Series
- 32:18 Brane Party Pro
- 35:50 Loewe Leo Headphones
- 38:24 T10 Bespoke Earbuds
- 39:56 Asus/HiFiMAN Kithara Gaming Headphones
- 41:21 Earfun Wave Pro X
- 42:24 Beyerdynamic
- 45:15 Samsung Micro RGB 130″
- 49:06 TCL X11L SQD TV
- 52:48 LG G6 OLED TVs
- 53:46 LG W6 Wallpaper TV
- 57:00 Samsung S95H OLED TV
- 1:00:33 Loewe Stellar OLED TV
- 1:04:00 Hisense RGB MiniLED TV 116″
- 1:05:56 Flagship TV Emphasis
- 1:08:45 Hisense PX4-PRO UST Projector
- 1:11:52 Valerion VisionMaster Max Projector
- 1:15:21 Closing Thoughts
This live stream podcast was recorded on January 14, 2026 at 1pm EST.
On the Panel
- Brian Mitchell, eCoustics, Founder & CEO (Host)
- Chris Boylan, eCoustics, Editor at Large
- Robert Silva, eCoustics, Sr. News Correspondent
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Credits:
- Original intro music by The Arc of All.
- Voice Over Provided by Todd Harrell of SSP Unlimited.
- Production by Mitch Anderson, Black Circle Studios.
