Finalists have been announced for the 41st Annual TEC Awards, honoring top pro-audio products and projects.
Presented annually during The NAMM Show, the TEC Awards recognize the individuals, companies and technical innovations behind the sound of recordings, live performances, films, television, video games, and multimedia.
Eligible products were released between July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. The voting period will run from December 1, 2025 to January 12, 2026.
The annual awards ceremony will be held Thursday, January 22, 2026, during The NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, which runs the week of January 20-24, 2026.
At the ceremony, one artist will be presented with the Les Paul Innovation Award. The annual award honors musical artists whose work has exemplified the creative application of audio technology. Previous honorees include Les Paul, Peter Frampton, Quincy Jones, Joe Perry, Pete Townshend, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Carol Kaye, Chuck D, Jack White and The RZA.
This year’s nominees are:
Amplification Hardware / Studio & Sound Reinforcement
EAW – UXA4807D
L-Acoustics – LA1.16i
Lea Professional – Connect Series Digital CS-1504D
Powersoft – Unica-T Touring Amplifiers
Radial Engineering – Nuance Select
Universal Audio – Apollo Monitor Correction Powered by Sonarworks
Audio Apps & Hardware / Peripherals for Smartphones & Tablets
Apple – Logic Pro v.11.2 for iPad
Caedence – Caedence
Fender – Fender Studio
Music AI – Music AI v6.2
Rational Acoustics – Smaart RTA
Steinberg – Cubasis 3.7.5
Audio Education Technology
Bobby Owsinski Media Group – Mastering Engineer’s Handbook 5th Edition
Focal Press – The Audio Circuits Cookbook
Mixerman Publishes – Mixerman’s Ultimate Guide To Producing Records, Music & Songs
Musicians Health Resources – The Bassist’s Complete Guide to Injury Management, Prevention & Better Health
Shure – Axient Digital PSM ‘How To’ Series
Thames & Hudson – Buzz Me In: Inside the Record Plant Studios
Computer Audio Hardware
Apogee Electronics – Symphony Studio Series
Focusrite – RedNet TNX
Merging Technologies – Hapi MK III
Prism Sound – Dream ADA-128 Modular High Quality Audio Conversion System with MADI I/O option
Solid State Logic – SSL 18
Universal Audio – Apollo Twin X Gen 2
DJ Production Technology (Hardware / Software)
AlphaTheta – XDJ-AZ
Denon DJ – Prime Go+
L-Acoustics – L-Acoustics DJ
Native Instruments – Traktor Z1 MK2
Roland– SP-404MKII Version 5 Update
Serato – Serato DJ Pro v3.3.2
Headphone / Earpiece Technology
ADAM Audio – H200
Audeze – LCD-S20
Audio-Technica – ATH-R70xa
Neumann – RIME
Sony – MDR-M1
Ultimate Ears Professional – UE Reference Remastered Plus Pro
