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So I am thinking about getting some new stuff for my Dad's setup. He doesn't want anything over the top, so I am trying to choose between these two systems. I have listened to both, and they both sound great, so it's a bit hard to choose. It would be for movies and TV only, so I am leaning towards the smaller system. If he listened to music on the system I might be more temped by the XL speakers and the better sub, but it might be hard to justify. What do you guys think?

So get this. I finally got my little baby Palladiums, but I haven't had a chance to listen to them. I am in the middle of moving, and it might be a while before I get a chance. I haven't even opened the boxes, but I am tempted to peek at the natural zebra wood finish. The strangest part about this is that I bought them without even listening to them. Does anybody have a set of these on the boards with some feedback about them? Thanks, Alex

I think $1,000 for a pair is pretty standard. plus or minus some for condition. I don't know the Quartet well enough to compare the two.

That's pretty funny as I work for an LG dealer, and within just two of their plasma TV's they are backordered by 75,000 units. And while LCD is getting cheaper and cheaper, the bang for the buck still lies witht the plasma products. I know that more people buy LCD, but mostly because they are afraid of plasma. As we know there are plenty of myths out there about them. And I do remember when Sony had a 42" plasma, and their 42" LCD was $10,000. I hope plasma doesn't go away, as for watching TV and movies in the dark, they do a better job.

Those are poor examples. Pioneer is basically going belly up. Their TVs were too expensive. 60" TV for $6,500 was a bit much, and in these times it didn't survive. Sony has their hands in LCD panel production with Samsung. And I think Vizio just filed for bankruptcy too, but I'm not too sure yet, as I haven't really looked. Two of the top three TV makers, LG and Samsung, still make plasma TV's. I have already heard cool things about the 2010 LG plasma line as well. I don't think they will be done with plasma until they make LCD's that have vivid colors. Mitsubishi has me pretty impressed, but the cost is twice that of a plasma TV.

For the same cash plasma beats LCD. Better black, better color, no blur, no need for video processors that add artifacting problems. IMO the only real world problem with plasma is the glare from the glass front. Keep in mind that some LCD panels now have a more reflective front surface as well.

I got my TV by keeping my eyes on slickdeals.net They eventually have a link to some crazy deal that you can jump on if you don't really know what you want. I got a KDL46V4100 for $900 shipped about six months ago.

I've heard that they are actually discontinued. Maybe someone can confirm?

I just joined recently, and I got one with 24 hours of registration. I thought it would be a welcome to the forums email, but no!

Does anyone know if there are any subs that will be replacing the RT12d and RT10d. They are pretty cool, but they were probably a bit expensive. Any thoughts?

Ok, confirms what I thought. I am also looking for a sleepy-time speaker, so I will probably lean towards the WB14's. Thanks, Alex

Does anyone have a setup with any of the smaller icons but no subwoofer? I am trying to decide if it's worth a shot. I know I could just do some RB61's, but I wouldn't mind saving a bit of space either. So, are they tolerable on their own? This would be for bedroom, not the theater or two channel setup, so it doesn't need to be perfect. Thanks!

That is some pretty odd damage. The only similar thing I have seen is when a voice coil seperates itself from the cone while in use, and just hammers the crap out of the cone as it fails. This is obviously different, as it wasn't in use. Is this the same scenario that other people have seen?