Spotted this gorgeous example of Swiss craftsmanship in the Nagra room.

Also in the Audio Arts room and making its North American debut was the van den Hul The Grail SB phono preamplifier, that I'm sure contributed to the superb sound produced by the system.

Swiss-made Holborne Analog 2 Mk II turntable ($7495) and Dual Pivot tonearm ($3475) adds up to $10,970, which is slightly less than the $11,200 cost of the Van den hul Colibri cartridge mounted on the tonearm.

This is a photo of Touraj Moghaddam's $35,000 Vertere tonearm. You can see the built-in cueing light in the head shell but you can't see the details of the complex machining and unique bearing system that does not use gimbals or any sort of pivot point (s).

Pictured from left to right: Touraj Moghaddam, former Roksan turntable designer, Franc Kuzma, who needs to introduction and AMG designer and former machinist for Brinkmann turntables (as well as a former Lufthansa pilot) Werner Roeschlau.

The PBN Groovemaster turntable in Macassar Ebony with gold plated brass accents and SME 312S sure looked nice. It will cost you $20,000. I didn't get a chance to hear it.

This hybrid integrated amplifier from Rogue is beautifully made in America, includes a very good MM phono preamplifier and sells for $1295.

The popular battery powered Michael Yee designed Nova phono preamplifier distributed by Musical Surroundings has received an upgrade.

Priced from $400 to $1200, Clearaudio's Ebony cartridge line has been upgraded for 2013.

I heard this tubed Acousticplan Phonomaster SE in the Devore Audio room and it sounded sweet yet detailed.