I completely agree with sushi.
The first time i played around with sub placement, i had our EP350 right next to the couch. I thought my ears were popping from a high altitude landing.
It has since been moved up front near the M60s.
As for the dog issue, well we have two of them. The smaller black one has no problems with tv or stereo sound. In fact, if i am downstairs listening to loud music, she tends to come downstairs and sit with me.
However, our much larger pooch is afraid of most things that move and most things that don't. She perks her ears at dog noises during movies, growls at dogs barking on the tv (played throug the stereo or not) and runs upstairs when the EP350 plays any amount of bass consistent with that of a thunderstorm.
Although it has yet to be proven 100% that dogs have personalities, the 'weight of evidence' principle certainly applies from what i've observed.
