Opera of China [US importer] is on a roll with their Consonance series of stylish products, getting rave reviews of their Droplet CD and wax players (pic below). However, the new Droplet Amp 5.0 priced at $9,990 reminds me of a modern baby stroller from Ikea. I'm big on style to help get neophytes beyond the typical big black boxes, but I look at the Droplet and foresee a horrific event where a little girl thinks she's going to roll dolly around the living room and ends up soldering her hands to mesh covering the six tubes.

In any case, these monos pump out 100 watts from 211 tubes. Overall, I do like the styling and hopes this inspires more manufacturers to go the extra mile to put a little flair in their packaging (sans wheels and handle at top). Under the Droplet CD player below is Opera's Hi-Vision CD player (soon to be released) and the Forbidden City Calif integrated. [news via 6Moons]