before you buy your speakers, you should go out and listen to the usher's. i have multiple usher pairs of speakers from the x-719 to the larger floor standers. the smaller x-719's don't crap out in the 40's, far from it. the x-719's weigh 10 lbs more than the epos, and this is a bookshelf speaker. usher quality is better than the epos.
the x-719's go for around $800 used. if you want to move up to a floorstanding speaker, you can buy the usher cp-6311 2 way for around $900-$1000. this will blow away the epos. the speaker weighs close to 100 lbs and pretty efficient. i have the larger cp-6381's 3-way speakers.
if you want a bookshelf, check out the x-719's, if you want a floor standing speaker, check out the cp-6311. for 1/2 the price, you are getting 5 times the speaker. IMO. you be the judge.
the x-719's go for around $800 used. if you want to move up to a floorstanding speaker, you can buy the usher cp-6311 2 way for around $900-$1000. this will blow away the epos. the speaker weighs close to 100 lbs and pretty efficient. i have the larger cp-6381's 3-way speakers.
if you want a bookshelf, check out the x-719's, if you want a floor standing speaker, check out the cp-6311. for 1/2 the price, you are getting 5 times the speaker. IMO. you be the judge.