Its interesting watching you go through the purchase decision. Those AE subs would have given you significantly more output than the EP500 as they are very efficient drivers AND they can handle a lot of power.
The question is, do you really need more output than the EP500s give you? Probably not.
Absolutely Fred, those 15" drivers would have peeled the paint off my walls.
You are right, real world listening, I would never use all that output on a consistent basis.
I think with dual EP500's, I will have a nice even controlled response with adequate depth and spl's. I'm about 50/50 movies and music, so the articulation of the EP500 with music should be an improvement.
Dana
