Well, I just finished listening to about 30 minutes of Metallica's S&M album from about 10 years back. Anyone familiar with this album knows it's a pretty good choice for giving your speakers a workout. This is the first time I have had these W22's cranked pretty darn loud (+1) in stereo and with only a CD. Once I heard the intro to "One,", I started to get goosebumps. These speakers are just fantastic. Being a guitarist myself I probably don't get as much enjoyment out of just sitting down and listening to music as I probably should, because I'd rather play... But this is just great, I haven't felt this in a long time.

To get more to the point, I tried the W22's in both large mode and in small with a 90 hz x-over and with the sub off for a while, and honestly I really couldn't tell much difference, which re-iterates the fact they aren't doing much below 90 hz in my room. No big deal, because with the sub on... Well, it's all above.