Scott,

Your information is welcome and is congruent with my own early experience with the lfm-1.
Since my primary use of the sub is to play music, I was most concerned about the "musicality" of the lfm. The unit reminds me of the phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." It reproduces the low end with authority yet it's not bombastic. (It will be interesting to play a bass-heavy dvd movie like one of the Star Wars pics to see how it copes with loud, low tones.) Right now, the limitation comes from the room my ht is in. If I crank the sub, things start sympathetically vibrating in a very disconcerting way. I probably will have to super glue all the furniture to the carpet! (Listen to the E. Power Biggs quadrophonic organ recording of the Bach Toccatas for thunderous pedal points!)

Oh, and one other thing. It passed the wife test. My wife can hear, and appreciates the extra realism when she watches the Dixie Chicks live in concert. (I recommend this dvd, too.)

Hey, and thanks for supplying us early adopters with the sub cable!

Jay