i am anxiously awaiting my maggenepan 1.7s and have been shopping around for a sub to complement them. I watch lots of movies and listen to a wide variety of music from rock, rap, to classical and everything in between. I am looking for a sub which would work well for both applications and will likely add a second sub a few years down the road. With that, would you recommend the ex or compact. I am sold on the ex from all I have read, could use the extra end table - xenonman (-: My one fear on the ex is that it will not be a tight enough tone to serve my musical needs...am I wrong, am I right? I have no idea. Let me know your opinions on these 2 subs in the application I have described.