I went on a similar quest

i bought the VP150 to replace the cervin vega
then the QS8..didnot have any surround before
then M80s to replace the Pioneer towers
still not got the Sub.

M80 has a lot of Bass and i can differ the Sub purchase for sometime. I want to give a listen to EP500 before i make up my mind. I am not impressed with EP350..would rather get the SVS.

I still use my faithful Denon 4802 and a 10 year old toshiba dvd player.

Looking for somebody in San Jose with EP500.

--Avi


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Samsung 65" 8500, xbox 360
Sunfire AV7702
Marantz AV7704
Sony UBP-X1000ES
M80s, VP180, QS8s, EP350