Series 2

"Hey Mr. Reviewer, do you want some candy?" asks Gilbert Yeung, president and wannabe Easter Bunny at Blue Circle Audio. [www.bluecircle.com]

What goes on in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas, unless someone has a camera. Jason Thorpe gets caught red-handed in the Blue Circle room with another, er, woman. Who can blame him? With Blue Circle's Music Purse and Music Pumps on 24/7, this woman was an audiophile's dream. Just don't tell Jason's wife. [www.bluecircle.com]

Thiel Audio assembled a statement-level home-theater system that featured Thiel CS7.2 loudspeakers and various SmartSub subwoofers, Theta electronics, and Alpha Core Goertz cables. Digital photography makes it possible to show the entire room and then the projected image, which was produced by a pricey JVC projector. [www.thielaudio.com]

Panasonic had a rather clever way to allow users to compare the resolution of the company's various video cameras with this complex model of a small town. The detail in the town is quite impressive and sure to show up problems with cameras that aren't up to par.

Microsoft parked its interactive Windows on Living trailer outside the St. Tropez and further clogged an already overflowing parking lot.

Vandersteen 5A Signature speakers driven by Joule Electra electronics, which sat atop Critical Mass Systems products, via Elrod cables produced the kind of sound that makes you want to listen all day. Jason Thorpe refrained from playing his Mr. Bungle CD on this system, to the unexpressed delight of others in the room, we can assure you.