Extra Award

AUDIO-TECHNICA
45's anniversary
"For the brand history built by the excellent unity of originality and product design"
BOSE
Multimedia Speaker Companion 5
"The best personal sound system for digital audio players and desktop audio"
ONKYO
HD Media Computer HDC-7
"The innovative audio component which realized an integration of high quality sound into the personal computer systems on the broadband era"
TASCAM
HDD+DVD digital recorder for professional DV-RA1000HD
"For the technology of professional use recorder which pursued an ultimate performance of digital recording, editing, and playback"


Extra Award from Judges

Speaker systems (medium or large sized)
avantgarde NANO
TEAC Corporation

Pre-amplifiers
dartZeel NHB-18NS
Naspec Corporation
Main amplifiers
dartZeel NHB-108 Model1
Naspec Corporation
Integrated amplifiers (Digital integrated amplifier)
FLYING MOLE CA-S10
Flying Mole Corporation

Pre-amplifiers (Tube amplifier)
PHASE TECH CA-1
Kyodo Denshi Engineering Co., Ltd.
Speaker systems (medium or large sized)
VIVID Audio V1.5
Stellavox Japan Ltd.


Extra Award Best Music Tool

CD Reciever and Tuner Amplifier
AURA note
Yukimu Corporation
CD Reciever and Tuner Amplifier
KENWOOD　R-K1
Kenwood Corporation


Extra Award for Tehnology and Product Development

N &F Co., Ltd.
fineNF Extreme HARD GLASS CD
For the development and production of compact disc which realizes anew ultimate sound quality
Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
USB Headphone VRAISON
For the innovative technology which realizes high quality sound for digital audio
Asahi Kasei Microsystems Co., Ltd.
For the technological development of DA converters represented by AK4396


Extra Award for audio accessories

Audio accessories (Grounding conditioner)
ACOUSTIC REVIVE RGC-24
Sekiguchi Kikai Hanbai Inc.
Audio accessories (Line trans box)
KRIPTON LT-10
KRIPTON CO.,LTD.
Audio accessories (Audio board)
TAOC SCB-RS Seriese
Aisin Takaoka Co., Ltd.