Remixing the best of turn tables and CD players, the ELP Laser table replaces your tonearm with a good ol' laser. Yup, this product has been around for ages now, though it's bouncing around the gadget net and getting all kinds of new press. Price? $15000.

The general consensus on the ELP is: "wow! It uses a laser...now give me back my other table." With all the recent discussion about the inferiority of CDs, laser pickup, jitter and DA conversion, using a laser on vinyl makes little sense these days. The gentle caress of the stylus is what gives a deck its romance.

Now what we need to see is a CD player that uses a tonearm and stylus to capture the goods. Ridiculous, you say? No no, nothing is too ridiculous for high-end audio.