Looks like PSA has been busy with some cosmetic changes lately, i.e. removing the base plates on the XV/XS-15, and now they've turned the big XV30 into a front-firing, small footprint design. I can appreciate the new style as one of the big reasons I nixed the XV30 in my own quest for bass was size. Still, it isn't something you're exactly going to slip past the wife unnoticed. Looks like the SVS PC13U has a competitor for output per square inch of floor space and "aesthetic appeal" though. :D