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So I've been thinking (with a little help from some of the discussions here) of seeing what vinyl has to offer and it turns out I can get hold of this table for less than the replacement price of just the Virtuoso cartridge it comes with. Financial considerations aside, though, would this be a decent place to plant a flag? I believe it's an upgraded and rebadged Clearaudio Emotion table and it comes with their Satisfy tonearm and aforementioned MM cartridge. Michael Fremer and Robert Greene both gave it good write-ups a few years back, for what that's worth.

OK, who commissioned this? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRB3bjRPseI]YouTube - Robert Burden's Voltron[/ame]

Screw it. Ordered.

Argh! I'm also hard-pressed to resist half off. How do they sound straight out of a iPod?

Yeah, it's better than their main Web front end I think.

Than your god damned heart, sirra.

There's also going to be a 73" option. God knows what that'll cost.

SED is vaporware. It was supposed to go into production almost 10 years ago and so far there is not a single mass-market display using the technology. I think Toshiba made a few panels for broadcast use, but that's it. I'm still bitter that the market wasn't there for SXRD rear-projection. I have the last set Sony made before pulling the plug on that segment, and it's an absolute gem. I'll cry tears of blood when it dies and I have to replace it with a flat panel.

[url=http://laservuetv.com/home.php]Mitsubishi Electric LaserVue

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If money is no object and you do most your viewing in an appropriately dark room, the Pioneer Elite Kuros are pretty much by common consensus the best displays you can buy, period. However, for roughly half the price you can get pretty close with a top LCD set, like the step-up Samsung A950, or a Panasonic PZ800U plasma. Honestly, though, unless you are really, really picky you'll probably be very happy with the set you linked. As far as prices go, I don't see them heading any way but South in this economy. The longer you can wait, the cheaper you will be able to get just about anything in the CE universe. My gut feeling is the floodgates will really open after the retailers take stock of how miserable their Christmas season actually was. In a sink-or-swim situation, excess inventory is two boots full of water. They'll be pretty much throwing flat panels out the front door, I reckon.

Agreed. Wouldn't go an inch under 90" at that kind of distance.

I need a Kuro! I'm holding out for a Kuro 'til the end of the year. It's got to be huge And it's got to be black And it's got to be shipped free to here. (Apologies to Jim Steinman and Bonnie Raitt.)

You could say the same about the sound quality of most of the audio gear discussed here. Doesn't stop anyone chasing incremental improvements.

Personally I'd take the plasma if you have decent light control and don't watch a lot of sports. The better black level and higher real-world contrast ratio will make a noticeable difference with good sources. I'd also spend the extra $99 for the 85U -- Amazon and a couple of others have been bundling a free BR deck with it, which would more than make up for the upcharge.

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Double.

This is a schooner. That's a bloody boat, mate.

Panny DMP-BD35.

I think I might have something rather similar in my cabinet. Does it look anything like this?

My wife uses a headset just about every day on her commute and swears by the Jawbone.