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All of what I want just "piques" my already tight post-holidays wallet.

The Thiel CS3.7. The Thiel CS3.6 was a cost/performance standard for over a decade but is long overdue for an update. The New CS3.7 looks to be a worthy successor. It will be interesting to see how long it takes Thiel to incorporate the new technology for the CS3.7 into their other models.

Quad's latest.

I'm afraid I can't break up the two--I was intensely "piqued" by the sound, looks and feel of the Krell Evolution 1 amp and Evolution preamp. I hope to see a review of this most worthy pair in an upcoming Stereophile issue.

Soundsmith's strain-gauge phono cartridge.

First hand experience at the show might allow me to tick off the "Yes, here it is choice." Without that, "Not really" is really the only choice.

The Zu Druids. Reasonably priced, quality, high efficiency (101db) speakers may give us audiophiles an exciting new option.

John Curl's stuff, and anything Anthony Gallo does.

The strain-guage phono cartridge by Soundsmith. Intriguing.

Thiel 3.7 speakers - got to hear them!

The new little Wilsons and the new products from Bryston.

The new Krell components. Wish I could afford them! 1080p HDTV's 600 channels and nothing to watch!

Sonic Impact's things, especially their new digital amps, which have made a splash with the DIY and budget crowd. Im excited to see that Stereophile has taken note of them. Maybe Stereophile will quicky review the T-amp.

The "Swedish Statement" system. The ballpark figure of $400K alone for all components of this cost-no-object system leaves you pondering how true their claims are. Waiting for the reports of the lucky few who made it to CES, though.

Grand Prix Audio turntable.

ARC PH7 phono preamp.

The affordable stuff piqued my interest. YBA's new gear in particular. The expensive stuff was interesting and awesome, but I have very little interest (other than getting a little insight into the manufacturer) in seeing Stereophile devote much deadtree space on these sorts of things.

Zu Druid Mk4 speakers: 101 dB sensitivity @ 12 ohms. Oh, the SET possibilities for these speakers do look enticing!

The Cabasse

The strain-guage cartridge in the Joseph Audio room.

I'm very interested in the music server products you covered. I have a dedicated Apple computer using iTunes to run uncompressed music ripped from my CDs in our main system. It sounds great, but I'm sure it could be tweaked to sound even better. I'm not interested in downloading files, but just finding better servers and software for organizing my library.