Saturday, September 10, 2005 - Part 2

The Bard Audio Bard1 system represents another emerging A/V trend: wireless transmission. The system consists of a transmitter and receiver (white pods shown above)...

...a 30W amplifier...

...and a USB transmitter. The entire system costs $2120.

Edge Audio's first CD player is the GCD ($4795), which is single ended only and uses 24-bit/192kHz DACs.

Also new from Edge Audio, and digital in nature, is a line of class-D amps. Prices depend on configuration, but range from $2495 to $12,000.

Cabasse speakers look unique, and so does the company's colossal Saturn 55 subwoofer ($18,000), which uses a 21" driver that you can hear in many IMAX theaters. The Saturn 55 has a 1000W class-2 amp and a three-band EQ.