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The Wavac PR-T1 preamp, Kharma Exquisite Reference Signature speakers, Conrad-Johnson Art 3, FM Acoustics FM 266 Mk-II, and Spectral DMC-30SS.

Gryphon Antileon Signature Mono Amp.

Both for the print press: Nova Physics Memory Player and "open baffle" loudspeakers.

Klipsch Reference RB-5. Incredible speaker, incredible value—rarely reviewed. (Except in Canada!)

Anthony Gallo Reference 3.1s

Pioneer Elite A-35R stereo integrated amp

The biggest improvement in sound I have ever heard in my decidedly low budget system was switching the Sumiko Oyster cartridge that came with the Pro-Ject 1.2 for an Ortofon Super OM-20. This had an even more pronounced improvement than the Belarri VP29 preamp vs the phono preamp built into the Yamaha receiver. On another front, the Tivoli iPAL radio makes a fantastic headphone amp. I run my E-Mac to the iPAL using a stereo mini-plug. It blows away the computer headphone output in every way. It also sounds amazing to just listen to radio through phones. The iPAL gets excellent reception, and hearing songs through this little box and my Grado SR125 phones is startlingly revealing.

It may be a little early on in the life of the product for a review, but I would really like to see the Wadia 170iTransport given the once over. It looks like the sort of product that would make any 21st century audiophile (like myself) jump with joy. I have yet to see any reviews of this item even though it was announced back in January.

Linkwitz Orion and Pluto

The Audio Note AN-1s and Wilson-Benesch ACT .5 tonearms.

One-box solutions, eg, Arcam Solo and Linn Classik.

Shaktii Hallograph. Remarkable room acoustic effects! Most important "new device" in my 40+ years of audiophile pursuits.

This is more of a concept, but I'd like to see more coverage of speakers that don't require large amounts of power. They don't necessarily need to be SET friendly, but my next speakers need to do what I want them to do on a solid, legit 50W or less. I have no desire to buy a mediocre sounding muscle amp when for the same money I can buy a nice integrated like a Naim Nait or one of the many push/pull tube units using a single pair of power tubes per channel.

Clayton Audio, Blue Circle, Green Mountain Audio, and Westlake Audio.

Reynaud Speakers Salk Speakers

Stereophile hasn't reviewed an Avalon loudspeaker for 17 years? What's up with that?

MiniDisc. It gave us an early example of how much fun to put together a bunch of songs we love that was super easy to record, had much more flexibility than a CD-RW (you can buy a 5 pack for under $10) and the later models sounded very good. It was (and for me still is) just a lot of fun to use. A lot of people missed out on this one.

Audio Aero and especially Nuforce: tons of online reviews but not a lot from the mainstream print mags.

The JBL Cinema Sound speaker series is truly outstanding, for both music and movies. In fact, the slim towers all the way around with the matching 10 inch sub and surrounds blow away many highly regarded surround sound systems, many of which cost ten times more.This system really sings with Dolby True Surround and the new DTS Master Audio. Wow! I'm using the new Sony STR-5300ES reciever and the matching Sony BDP-2000ES Bluray player. Outstanding system performance.

McIntosh! This great company is on an incredible product roll and they rarely are acknowledged in your pages. Such products as the new XRT1K and XRT2K speakers and the new MC1.2KW solid state and MC2301 tube amplifiers would be particularly interesting review subjects.

Linkwitz Orion +, no review due to lack of B&M stores, but ranks as one of the best, superior to the Audio Artistry Beethoven, also designed by Linkwitz.

Anthony Gallo & Zu speakers

Besides the well-known brands, there are a few excellent German electronics companies that don't get any coverage from the press. Not even in Europe.

The Valve Audio line from South Africa is fantastic! The only review I've seen was one in Hi-Fi World about eight years ago that was a total rave. The line is very highly regarded in South Africa (where BAT and several others had their origins, remember!) and most serious audiophiles have traded their Krells and MLs for VA Black Widows and Genesises.

Harmonix Remeiyo DAC/CD. Japanese high-end like Accuphase and Luxman. In-depth reviews of products from Harbeth, Lavardin, DNM (with measurements, please)

http://www.neeper-acoustics.com. Perfection One loudspeaker. A bargain in sound, design and quality. Resent: Small new company

Klipsch Heresey III

VanAlstine www.avahifi.com Hybrid DAC, phase spliters, preamps, superb SS MOSFET amps, hybrid amps, superb sound, super reliable, priced for mortals.