Bruce, you said you listen at around -22. For reference, I listen to music at -30 and my active LFRs are calibrated to -1 and 0. I sit 14 feet away. That's how sensitive they are. Very, very satisfying.
Movies are a different story. It's like thunder and lightning, man!
House of the Rising Sone Out in the mid or far field Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated