Class&#233;'s Mike Viglas watched the audiophile skies, scratched his chin, and thought about his business. As he gazed, it occurred to him that if everyone in audio was moving downmarket to invade <I>his</I> territory, why not take his company and head <I>up</I>market? Thus was born Class&#233;'s much-lauded Omega series.

Class&#233;'s Mike Viglas watched the audiophile skies, scratched his chin, and thought about his business. As he gazed, it occurred to him that if everyone in audio was moving downmarket to invade <I>his</I> territory, why not take his company and head <I>up</I>market? Thus was born Class&#233;'s much-lauded Omega series.

Class&#233;'s Mike Viglas watched the audiophile skies, scratched his chin, and thought about his business. As he gazed, it occurred to him that if everyone in audio was moving downmarket to invade <I>his</I> territory, why not take his company and head <I>up</I>market? Thus was born Class&#233;'s much-lauded Omega series.

Class&#233;'s Mike Viglas watched the audiophile skies, scratched his chin, and thought about his business. As he gazed, it occurred to him that if everyone in audio was moving downmarket to invade <I>his</I> territory, why not take his company and head <I>up</I>market? Thus was born Class&#233;'s much-lauded Omega series.

Class&#233;'s Mike Viglas watched the audiophile skies, scratched his chin, and thought about his business. As he gazed, it occurred to him that if everyone in audio was moving downmarket to invade <I>his</I> territory, why not take his company and head <I>up</I>market? Thus was born Class&#233;'s much-lauded Omega series.

Class&#233;'s Mike Viglas watched the audiophile skies, scratched his chin, and thought about his business. As he gazed, it occurred to him that if everyone in audio was moving downmarket to invade <I>his</I> territory, why not take his company and head <I>up</I>market? Thus was born Class&#233;'s much-lauded Omega series.

Class&#233;'s Mike Viglas watched the audiophile skies, scratched his chin, and thought about his business. As he gazed, it occurred to him that if everyone in audio was moving downmarket to invade <I>his</I> territory, why not take his company and head <I>up</I>market? Thus was born Class&#233;'s much-lauded Omega series.

They don't turn over quite as fast as computer equipment, but mass-market audio component product cycles typically last about a year, until the next Consumer Electronics Show comes around. High-end audio products, however, enjoy much longer life spans&mdash;sometimes stretching to several years.

In the race to get satellite radio to market, <A HREF="http://www.xmradio.com">XM Satellite Radio</A> was the first to <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11148/">hit the air</A> this past September. But competitor <A HREF="http://www.siriusradio.com">Sirius</A&gt; says they were saving the best for last, and has now announced that its official launch date will be as early next year as February 14, with initial broadcasts reaching Denver, Phoenix, and Houston.