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Designed to go with their 10 Best winning 170iTransport, the 121 and 151 are designed to work with the 170i to create a full system (sans speakers of course).

All the info after the jump.

Setting the bar high.

B&W is entering the soundbar arena. And, in typical B&W fashion, they’re doing so with real panache. The new Panorama melds high performance with high style.

New HDTVs offer advanced performance and advanced connectivity.

Samsung announced a number of new LCD and plasma TV models at its press conference, but the highlight was definitely the new crop of LED-based 1080p LCDs.

Philips’ LCD swan song?

This year, Philips is handing over its TV production to Funai, so the new 7000 Series of 1080p LCDs is likely to be the final series designed exclusively by Philips. Marketing materials are already being branded “P&F USA” for Philips & Funai.

There can be only one…okay, maybe two.

Is Vivitek’s H6080FD the industry’s first 1080p LED projector? Or is it Delta Electronics’ HT-8000? Both claim the title. Both are on display at the show. Neither has yet to hit the market. Who will win The Prize?

Meridian embraces HDMI A/V switching…just not how you might think.

For those of you who've wondered when and if Meridian would add HDMI to its surround processors, the new HD621 might just render the question moot.

Catch this wave.

PS Audio showed off its new PerfectWave digital audio system, which includes the first transport capable of directly playing high-resolution WAV files recorded on both DVD and CD.

The company demoed the system using Reference Recordings’ high-definition HRx DVDs, which have a 24-bit/176-kHz resolution.

High end and high comfort.

The show may be over, but there are still a lot of cool products to highlight – beginning with Sennheiser’s new set of audiophile headphones, the HD 800. These over-the-ear headphones incorporate several new advancements from Sennheiser, including a new type of transducer and a special ear cup design.