Pro Audio Review magazine has announced the winners in the PAR Excellence Awards, which are determined by reader voting. Nominations were developed by the editors and contributors to the magazine, then readers were allowed to vote online. Most of the winners are Sweetwater family members — our congratulations to them!
- Studio Hardware
Microphone Preamplifier — Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Channel Strip (including preamp, EQ, and/or compressor/limiter) — PreSonus ADL 700
EQ — Solid State Logic 611 EQ for 500 Series
Converter, DAW I/O, Interface — Universal Audio Apollo 16
Studio Monitors — Genelec M030
Headphones — AKG K702 65th Anniversary Edition
Studio Controller/Mixer/Worksurface — Rupert Neve Designs 5059
Acoustical Treatment/Isolation, Speaker Stand — Auralex ProFusor II
Studio Accessories — Radial Engineering Gold Digger
- Studio Software
DAW — Avid Pro Tools 11
Plug-ins, Channel — Universal Audio Ocean Way Studios
Plug-ins, Stereo Bus — Universal Audio Shadow Hills Compressor
Plug-in Suite/Bundle — iZotope 5 Advanced
- Microphones, Studio & Stage
Large-diaphragm Condenser — Audio-Technica AT5040
Small-diaphragm Condenser — AKG C451 65th Anniversary Edition
Dynamic (including ribbon) — AEA R88 mk2
Handheld Wired — Shure KSM9HS
USB/iOS — — Rode iXY
Wireless System — Sennheiser Digital 9000
- Live Sound Hardware
Small Live Controllers/Mixers/Worksurfaces — Allen & Heath MixWizard4 Analog
Live Controllers/Mixers/Worksurfaces — Soundcraft Si Performer Series
Loudspeaker Systems/Cabinets — QSC Audio AcousticPerformance Series
Sound Reinforcement Processing/System Control/Networking — Avid VenuePack 4