Welcome Colleen! I just upgraded from the ep350 the 500 and cannot say enough good things about it. Simply put, it lends itself well to both music and movies. The area it sits in is really a combination of three rooms - formal living that opens up to breakfast area in back; left side is wall; right side opens up to sitting area. All in all from front to back measures 37', right to left measures 45', with 9' ceilings, giving this monster plenty of room to breath. Having said that, if I only listened to music, I would not have upgraded as the 350 was perfect for my listen habbits. But where it fell short was in HT, just could not go low enough. I quess what I am saying is if you only want a sub for music and having a matching finish in important, you might want to audition the 350. But whatever route you chose, you won't be disappointed in either one.
Good luck!
