Nothing really new to add, I did finally get to watch a full DVD with 5.1 DD surround, not just clips here and there. I'm even more sold than I was before.

My wife came out of the next room after an action sequence.

Wife- "Honey, the windows are rattling in our room."

Me- "I know, isn't it great!"

Right now the EP500 is sitting on my main floor, which the entire main floor is solid wood and one big flat surface, so basically the whole main floor was resonating to some degree. The kids came out of their room, on the other end of the house and one story up, complaining about the scary rumbling sounds... SWEET!!!

Should be less disturbing in the basement, will be on a sand filled platform on the slab floor. But plenty of punch for the cannons firing in Pirates...