EISA AWARDS 2020-2021
Australian Hi-Fi Magazine is proud to be a member of the world-wide Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA)which each year gathers together expert reviewers from 56 technology magazines and websites specialising in hi-fi, home theatre, in-car electronics, mobile electronics, photo and video from 29 countries around the world to judge the best product of the year in each class and reward the manufacturer with a coveted EISA Award. This year, as always, Australian Hi-Fi Magazine voted on the awards given in all the Hi-Fi categories in a complex process that involved nominations, short-lists, listening sessions, extensive laboratory testing and an exhaustive final voting session, all of which were complicated by the Covid-19 pandemic which meant that all collaboration had to be by electronic means. On the following pages you’ll find lall the products that won a ‘Best Product’ prize in the 2020–2021 EISA Award categories individually showcased, along with the final Judges’ Citation for each product. A full list of 2020–2021 EISA Award winners in other categories can be found on page 88.
EISA BEST VALUE FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKER 2020-2021
Focal Chora 826
Drawing on its extensive expertise, from the manufacture of drive units to
