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The driver obviously saw or felt something that scared him/her. Are you a scary mother, Rich?

They actually brought it although the tracking never said out for delivery. That is definitely not going to fit in my car. Can't wait to see how big the boxes for the m100s are.

Is your front wall the 25’ wall beside the storage room?

The boxes are a bit difficult to commandeer unless you're a beefy, brawny boy like I am. I have however shared with everyone my preferred method of man-handling the floor-standers once they are out of their boxes. It is the famed "two-sphinctered" grip. If right-handed, gently place two fingers of the left hand in the front sphincter and two fingers of the right hand in the rear sphincter. If your hands are of the more genteel nature, three fingers may better secure said sphincters. For teensy tiny hands, fist the sphincters.

@Trevor Yes, the front wall is the 25' wall on the storage end. Sorry, I just saw that was meant for Rebulx

@Mojo I normally pick up tower speakers like I'm preparing for a caber toss

Add in the toss and you are well-qualified to be a FedEx employee.

No, I'm not scary ... and the neighborhood is as safe as it gets. I figured that someone forgot to put it on the truck or more likely the driver gave up looking for it. I was pissed mainly because I there obviously waiting and the driver said I wasn't. I sent the CEO an email about honesty ... someone must have read it as the package was delivered the next morning and it was a Sunday. This has happened more than once ... it's why I opened the door and stood there.

BTW: if your back seats go down you can move the M100's in most cars ... the problem comes in when you get a few subs with them.

The problem with my car is the subwoofers in my trunk would only allow me to move one at a time.

The late Siegfrid Linkwitz said it best and actives do the best job with rendering the illusion he describes:

"The magic occurs when the loudspeakers seemingly disappear from the sound scene, to the point where one is inclined to ask: what are these two contraptions in front of me doing? All that is perceived is a phantom scene. A scene, which is not hard bounded by loudspeakers, softly windowed and extends behind and above the speakers. While there is a sweet spot, namely the apex of an equilateral triangle, the scene does not collapse into the nearest speaker upon moving to one side, but stays between the speakers with a perspective similar to what one would hear at a concert sitting to the side.

The magic is difficult to describe in pictures or words but is recognized within 30 seconds when heard. It usually elicits a big smile or even laughter from the listener. Naive listeners, audiophiles and professionals alike recognize the naturalness of presentation. On many recordings it is 3D in front of the listener and resembles a concert experience. When watching movies on a screen between the speakers, on-screen dialogue and sounds are clearly separated from those off-screen. Center and side speakers are not missed as the two speakers alone render a smooth continuum."

Canes, you will be missing a lot without an 800. Maybe a 600. I don't know about the 600 because I don't have one. But I have two 500s up front and that last 10Hz the 500s can't do is real important.