Troy, I'd vote for the first option. Your high gloss cherry look is so much better than black. Also you can put the EP500s up front and keep your other subs in back for now. I think the VP180 will make a big difference for movie dialog.

I personally don't see the value in the HP versions from looking at specs. And if v4 is much better than v3; then what about v5? Sometimes version differences are just about manufacturing efficiencies and costs. Just my opinion of course.

Bill

Whose avatar should I borrow next?