Hi Mark,

When I first ordered the Epic 80 system, the 500 was not out so it came with the 350. Man, that thing rocked compared to my HTIB from Sony. Movies came to life and music became rich. At the time, movies accounted for 75% of system time. After reading posts about deep rumbles and feeling the LFEs, I felt I was missing out on an even richer experience and opted to upgrade to the 500.

I would not say the difference is like night and day but more like dusk to night. The 500 improves upon the 350's performance and expands it.

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