I understand wife approval factors but suggest that you read the Home Theater Sound professional review of the EP400 that Axiom has posted before you make any decision. Two short quotes from that review:
"As good as the EP400 was with music, I felt a little underwhelmed when I used it with movies. I watched the Blu-ray edition of the recent version of Casino Royale, whose uncompressed PCM 5.1 soundtrack contains lots of deep-bass effects. Near the end is a scene in which a building in Venice is destroyed. Although the EP400 put out decent sound levels, I wasn’t blown out of my seat as I’d expected to be"
"To make sure nothing was wrong with my sample, I spoke with Ian Colquhoun, head honcho of Axiom. He suspected that my 20’ by 14’ room was probably a bit big for the EP400, which was designed more for smaller spaces such as a bedroom or den."
