You may want to read through all the threads and posts about distributed bass array and Swarm subwoofer systems. If you do, then somewhere in there you will find Duke, aka Audiokinesis, relating the story of a customer who had some huge budget, something well over $10k if memory serves, for subs. Not for speakers, just for subs. Probably more like $20k. Whatever. Point is the man had more than enough money to be comparing and listening to some pretty expensive gear. He would gladly have spent the big bucks but none of that was anywhere near as good as the Swarm. So he went with the Audiokinesis Swarm.
This is why when people get into these expensive speaker systems it makes no sense to me to be comparing them at all on bass response. No speaker made however expensive is ever going to compete, until and unless they get around to making them with multiple woofers spaced out around the room.
A Swarm is around $3k, and that's just for reference. Any four reasonably good subs will do just fine. Get you all your bass, and more, and for a lot less.
This is why when people get into these expensive speaker systems it makes no sense to me to be comparing them at all on bass response. No speaker made however expensive is ever going to compete, until and unless they get around to making them with multiple woofers spaced out around the room.
A Swarm is around $3k, and that's just for reference. Any four reasonably good subs will do just fine. Get you all your bass, and more, and for a lot less.