bman reminded me of Fkoyd Toole's presentation on youtube. Very interesting what he said about home auditions. You learn nothing from them other than whether or not you can adapt to a speaker's problems. What I can say about the actives is that they became a seamless system with my living room. No other speaker has managed that.

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