Island Receives Honorable Mention at the T.H.E. Show

The T.H.E. (Total HiFi Experience) Show has become a premier destination for serious audiophiles, music lovers, filmmakers, and all who wish to partake. More than a trade show, it’s an immersive cultural event. The show recently marked its 30th anniversary in Las Vegas from March 20-22, 2026, after which Brian Mitchell, 25-year audio veteran and founder of the highly regarded ecoustics.com site, offered an extensive show round-up. Both Best in Show and Honorable Mentions in several categories were cited, primarily honoring high-end and high-value HiFi gear.   

Uniquely this time, a network router designed to optimally run high-end A/V gear was recognized too, for which Island Router received an Honorable Mention. While adding that Island is a wired solution (no built-in WiFi, which happens to be an advantage for streaming), the review lauded Island’s enterprise-grade routing, fault-tolerant failover, straightforward app, and last, but not least, its “optimization designed to squeeze the most out of whatever bandwidth your ISP delivers.” For the full show review, see https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-the-show-vegas-2026/.  

It’s no secret that today’s streaming services dynamically modulate audio/video quality and resolution based on the capabilities of the A/V gear, the ISP service level, and the available bandwidth capability of the Internet router. When it comes down to the finest quality experience, the router can make all the difference. Island’s best-in-class packet engine delivers the maximum audio/video experience, no matter how much simultaneous load may be occurring. For more info on the T.H.E. show, see https://www.theshownow.com.