1. U.S. Home Audio Components Markets Desire to Replace Outdated Equipment Impacts Sales “With end users demanding the most technologically and digitally advanced products, the consumer electronic component business has become a disposable enterprise—audio enthusiasts are purchasing higher quality systems for less than it would cost to repair an individual component.” Consumer Electronics Analyst Team Frost & Sullivan

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5. Aiwa America, Inc. Acoustic Signature Basis Audio California Audio Labs Camelot Technology Clearaudio DataPlay, Inc. Denon ELP Corp. Harman Kardon Hitachi America Ltd. Integra Research JVC KAB Electro Acoustics Kenwood Kuzma LG Electronics Loth X Madrigal Audio Labs Marantz Matsushita Electric Corp. Meridian Music Hall NAD Nakamichi America Corp. Onkyo Oracle Audio Technologies, Inc. Key Market Participants

6. Key Market Participants (cont’d) Philips Electronics North America Corp. Pioneer Pro-Ject Radio Shack Corp. Rega Rotel SANYO Fisher Sensory Science Corp. Sharp USA Sherwood Simon Yorke Designs Sony Electronics SME Sota Sumiko Theta Digital Thomson Consumer Electronics - RCA/ProScan Thorens TEAC VPI Industries, Inc. Walker Audio Wilson Benesch Ltd. Yamaha Zenith Electronics Corp.

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