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Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters
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Not Enough Options for Auditioning Speakers
Road TripI know I guy who did just that with a budget a bit higher than your own - he bought some Personas (as his wife nixed the Maggies he wanted).Or... pay shipping and buy with a return priv. 
My jazz collection told me to get a *real* system
I spent several hours listening to 3.7i and 1.7 (no i) driven by separate Rouge tube gear.  I forget which models but the amp was $4,000.They both sounded great (I brought my own test tracks - Redbook CD).BTW, I use euphonic to just mean good SQ -... 
Does a flat ceiling provide the best sound?
stick some tmts up high in the 3way room corners 
Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses?
I don't suppose it could possibly be that the top engineers at high-end companies have found that audiofool tweeko crap like magic fuses make no real SQ difference, could it? 
Thief Alert
I wonder if he is shilling sports cars or parts too 
Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters
see also Fig. 11-21 in Handbook of Acoustics... 
Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters
aha!  room modesyes, we are back to rooms again - maybe we can find some magical liquid cables that will solve that??? 
Good Bass Recordings on CD for Subwoofer Testing
DSP is the future and those subs should work well - I'd really want at least 2 thoI agree re the DWMs I used to have a long list of test tracks from CDs but can't find it now; will post if I doGood Luck & Post your results 
Where were your audio components designed/engineered?
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Try this free tweak - Speaker Slumber Party!
Yes, it IS an important idea and a fun test.  Everyone who has not addressed this already should try it out. 
Good Bass Recordings on CD for Subwoofer Testing
Maybe think about which instruments will be in the "speaker crossing over" area and below in the sub area...Drums:for rock music, I'd also look at Stanton Moore's work (mostly as a founding member of Galactic) - Stones cuts - CreamOrgan: Hammond B... 
Good Bass Recordings on CD for Subwoofer Testing
Dafos - Mickey Hart et al.your system is a bit like mine (3.7i's with an ARC LS25 mkII) - I'd tell you to call Wendell but I'm sure he'll say it is very hard to integrate our Maggies with cone type subs; get 2 DWMs and move them to the same plane ... 
My jazz collection told me to get a *real* system
you just described euphonic 
DIY power cord / cords - really good
I've compared quite a few power chords and D_minor is often a winner