dan, I don't know what you mean about me hijacking the thread. In response to not much difference in looks between the Hsu and the SVS...the SVS is much more stout. I thought there was a big difference. As far as performance, my SVS was much better than my buddies old Hsu cylinder, but it should be. It has a much beefier driver and a lot more power than his several year old model. His is close to its limits in a room smaller than mine, and you can hear it. I would bet that if I took a newer Hsu, however, and EQ'd it like I did with my SVS, there would be no discernable difference in my room between the two, unless I drove them much harder than whatI ever actually listen at.
