I was painting some walls around my stairs yesterday and had the stereo going at a reasonable volume -- wife and kids were home. That meant I couldn't hear it very well from the stairs. \:\( My daughter got a hold of the remote and mashed the volume up button until the thing hit max. It sounded amazingly clear from my location. Even the bass was great. (I have an EP500 sub and the stereo is at least 60 feet from where I was painting.)

My wife quickly ran in and turned it back down. \:\(