Gaigebacca, another option to consider:
7001SC with the smaller 10" supercube subs and exact same bipolar array, with the money you save (assuming basic MRSP ~1000-1500) you could supplement with an additional subwoofer.
For the price range of 1 - 2K it is a very exciting time to be looking for awesome deep articulate bass. Depending on the desired level of asthetics, configurablility etc the following could be a lot of fun:
elemental designs
epik subwoofers
svs
av123
to name a few of the IMO top value ID offerings at this moment. Its tough to beat the pleasure that a sweet stand alone sub can provide properly integrated into a theater system. That being said I am extremely impressed with the performance of the subs in the 7000's, flat to 20Hz
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DefTechGuy, look 1000 miles in any direction and your 'unique' system is duplicated by someone else just as crazy, good to know other people just can't help themselves
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