Ok, here's a question: for roughly 5000 cu feet (about 10-11 foot ceiling, half wall in back, I just can't see the Hsu VTF-3 Mk3 filling the space with sound with a mere 400W. The RSW-12 might, it does push 50% more wattage and I've heard one of these, although the RSW-15 would be better from the last time I looked at subs a couple of years ago.
In reality, The bass can fade in the back portion of the room, my wife might even prefer that. I also don't want to go SVS w/ 1K W amp or w/ Carver - there is a budget after all. Any suggestions for a 20X24X11 foot room with a largely open rear into another 12X30 area? (yes, I know, absolutely horrid acoustically in theory, but it's actually not too terrible in practice)
If you have suggestions for front/center combination, that'll be appreciated as well. I have Niles 6.5 HD in-ceiling speakers for the surrounds which are staying, all driven by a Denon 3803 about 100+W /channel.