For any audio company to be successful, it needs to cover what my business school teachers used to call the "Four Ps": Product, Price, Promotion, and Place. In other words, success will follow if a company can slice up its resources to properly promote the right product at the right price and make it available in the right places.

Every <A HREF="http://www.cesweb.org">Consumer Electronics Show</A> features unusual prototypes from engineers throughout the world. Some are laboratory curiosities that never develop into viable products, but others have great potential.

Audiophiles tend to be a fussy lot. But there are always a few sure-fire items that will put a smile on their faces without breaking the bank. We've got dozens of great ideas, guaranteed to suit every taste, available online (links are below) from our secure Web pages.

For the tenth consecutive year, <I>Stereophile</I> writers and editors ferret out those components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period and have wrapped them all up as <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//features/464/">The 2001 Products of the Year</A>. The envelope please.

For the tenth consecutive year, <I>Stereophile</I> recognizes components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period by naming its "Products of the Year."

For the tenth consecutive year, <I>Stereophile</I> recognizes components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period by naming its "Products of the Year."

For the tenth consecutive year, <I>Stereophile</I> recognizes components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period by naming its "Products of the Year."

For the tenth consecutive year, <I>Stereophile</I> recognizes components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period by naming its "Products of the Year."

For the tenth consecutive year, <I>Stereophile</I> recognizes components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period by naming its "Products of the Year."

For the tenth consecutive year, <I>Stereophile</I> recognizes components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period by naming its "Products of the Year."