I had read a review last year in some electronics magazine and strangely LG had given them a pre production model that had many glitches. They said that it didn't sound very good but i knew that it was probably because it was a pre model. When i went to buy it it cost 800 euros but they had a three day sale so i got it for 600 euros (i live in greece). Thankfully it sounded great...at 430 watts it's really loud and living in an apartment building i can't crank it up as loud as i want to. Blu rays look and sound great...Spiderman 2, SE7EN, Terminator salvation sound incredible. I wonder if the Yamaha ysp 2200 sounds better. Alot of people don't like LG but some of their products are really really good. I guess you get what you pay for. I was just curious as to what kind of technology and materials does LG use in their soundbars and speakers. I don't think it uses the same sub as yours...this one is active and wireless.