Sunday, January 11 -- Part 3

Threshold Audio showed the new S/3500e five-channel amp (bottom, $2250 introductory price), which offers 120Wpc, and the S/7000e 600W monoblock (top, $2800). In the center is the S/5000e stereo amp ($2500), which SoundStage! has in for review right now. [www.threshold-audio.com]

Emotiva offers some of the most stylish surround-sound components on the market. Shown on the bottom of the stack above is the seven-channel power amplifier.The unit is modular (Roger Kanno holds a self-contained module below) and sports 200Wpc. The retail price is $2000.

The ingenious spring-loaded GutWire WallPlate, which holds power cords in place, is priced at $200. [www.gutwire.com]

Also from GutWire is the RoundPad (right), a similar device to the company's NotePad. The retail price for a set of three RoundPads is $160. [www.gutwire.com]

Reference 3A's Dulcet minimonitor features a diminutive 5" woofer. Price per pair is $1695.

EMM Labs had in prototype form their newest creation, an SACD transport (top), which is said to be slated for completion in the spring. In production form was the DCC2 DSD DAC/preamp (middle) priced at $10,000. The DCC2, in addition to handling digital inputs from DSD and CD transports, has an analog input for even more flexible system integration.