E.A.R.'s 312 preamp ($18,000) is the companion to...

...the M100A mono amplifier ($35,000 per pair).

This unnamed Avlar speaker is 101dB efficient and uses a custom Krell-built crossover. It costs $32,000 per pair.

Yamaha's first DVD-Audio player, the DVD-S1200, costs $1000.

The Manger Holoprofile (on right side of top driver) turns the Manger driver into a true point source and can be retrofitted to existing Manger drivers.

We first encountered Acoustic Energy's Aego2 speaker system ($599) at CEDIA. Here at the CES, the company demonstrated the system with a laser light show.

More from Acoustic Energy. The Aespirit is a new music-and-movie speaker system whose individual components range $399 per pair for the rear-channel speakers to $1500 per pair for the floorstanding speakers. According to Roger Kanno, the subwoofer comes with "a very cool remote."

Arcam's DV-88 DVD player (top, $1499) and AVR-100 receiver are part of Arcam's Diva line of music/home-theater components. Home Theater & Sound has an AVR-100 in for review.

The dCS Grieg digital processor converts from analog to digital and upsamples. It will cost around $7000.

The Clark Synthesis Tactile Sound Tranducers are woofer-like devices that provide vibration in seats to which they're mounted. They are intended to give bass a more "physical" presence and the little devices can be installed in places like the lounge chair and car seen above. Prices range from $300-$500.

Clements is back with a new line of loudspeakers. The two speakers on right are part of the Black Diamond series. The HD-602 (far right) is tentatively priced at $695. The floorstanding HD-803 is $1599.

Monitor Audio showed their new Gold Reference series of speakers that range from $1899 for the bookshelf-sized GR10 to $5500 for the floorstanding GR60.

France's YBA showed the new Lecteur CD.3 CD player priced at $4000.

YBA also showed the new Integre Passion integrated amplifier rated at 70Wpc and priced at $4200.