This thread is great. I'm happy I didnt buy a whole bunch of those skis. And its funny that barely anybody brought up the TM's and how they had major edge problems, guess they were that good. So out of this, I have amassed the general consensus:
good companies - armada, 4frnt, head, dynastar, nordica (nobody has touched them but thats prob cause nobody buys their skis)
bad companies - line, fischer, k2, liberty, volant, atomic, elan, ninthward, volkl(but specific to the dogens)
And for good measure, my 2 cents. Head madtrix from 2002, still, but very stable and just like everyone else says, bombproof. Elan I can't stand. I'm sure they make great skis but after spending my childhood on elan rentals, I swore I would never use them again.