...and immediately someone comes in and asks you to stretch your budget.
Have you thought about the Cadence 12" for $299?
http://www.cadencestore.com/ProductC...&idproduct=396
I don't have one, but it's what I'm leaning towards purchasing here in the coming weeks. It's gotten good reviews on hometheatreforum and AVS, and it's not as large as ye olde eD A2-300.
*edit* Here are some reviews.
AVS Review
Home Theater Forum review
Polk Audio forum review