I just got my EP 500 from the FedEx drop off.... yikes! nice big hole punched in the side of box towards the middle of the driver. I opened it up, and luckily the driver was not punctured but it was very close!

I have it plugged in and warming up for the afternoon and I'll give it a test run after work.

Very impressive looking sub; solid and definitive. The amplifier looks extremely well made too from what I saw on the back panel. For the middle size sub, this thing is large, larger than I expected. I'll report on what I hear later on.