I just got back from GG. I took in two of my own CDs to demo the Parasound/Veritas combo. It sounded very, very good but not worth pissing off the wife by spending $2-3K more. Really the difference was miniscule between their stuff and mine.

I decided to hold off on the big screen for awhile (2006?).

So, I've been looking at subs again - SVS 20-39 cylinder sub, SVS PSB 2 plus, and the HSU VTF 3. Cost, looks, and size aside, which of the three would you choose? Anything else out there worth taking a look at? How does having a bigger, more powerful sub benefit you if you are going to calibrate it to the same db level anyway? Will I lose the port noise and the bottoming out noise?

Thanks in advance people, I know this has been done before. And as poster of this thread you are hereby granted permission to stray as far off topic as you like.