As I thought about my last post, gut feel told me something wasn't right because I've been able to push the 160 a lot harder.

The PS3 has a volume setting. This setting was cranked to max. I changed it to what Sony calls normal.

Now I hit 105dBC at -5.5 on the Onk. I was able to get to 108dBC without detecting any harshness. That was at -2 on the Onk. Beyond that, I wasn't getting any harshness but it sounded like the only thing getting louder was LFE.

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