After spending weeks on a similiar decision, I went with the new HSU STF-3 in max extension. For me the decision came down to size. Anything wider than the STF-3 (or VTF-3) and it wouldn't have fit properly and my wife would have veto'd it!
Did you mean the 5.2's? There are the original Take 5's and the newer 5.2's. I've used the Take 5.2's for a year now and am quite happy with them in my medium sized room. They play plenty loud with my H/K AVR 320 with only 55w/channel. The 2.2 center is very good in it's price range with HT...
I just received my Hsu SFT-3 (Max extension) the other day and have a question. When I run Avia's low frequency sweeps from 200hz-20hz, it seems as though my sub starts outputting at around 130hz or so. The sub crossover is is set to "out" (disabled) and the speaker settings on my H/K AVR320 is...