I vote for a stand too.

I'd like the stand to be an 8" sealed cube, with a 7.5" driver, and a 3" x-max. That will give us 110 dB at 29Hz and 3 feet. Good enough unless you're listening to contra-bassoons and pipe organs.

Call that the EP100 v2, slap a price tag of $400 on it, and I'll buy it.

House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated