I think part of the problem is 7.62 was comparing them to the mighty, mighty Infinity 2.5 and 4.5, the, or nearly the top of the heap for infinity, especially where bass is concerned, and nothing compares.
as am I with the ren 90, rs 2b, and maggie 2.5r with subwoofers.
the low efficiency really plays tricks with perceived quality, as any speaker salesman can tell you. Louder almost always sounds better, it's simply the way our brain processes music.
Listening to ziggy, tomorrow people, and it sounds fabulous, but I can walk into my main room and my M&K s 100s sound better, because they are higher up,(they are actually 6' high, with the 45 degree baffle aimed up, so mostly I get a nice reflected sound) and are more efficient. I really don't understand the stock stands height at all. on the stock stands, the emit is 2' 10" high.
Lou Bega, 112 sounds excellent. I know were I to switch on the rens they'll sound better though. there is a definite 'boxiness' to the sound.
John Mellencamp now, moments in time off of big daddy, my favorite album of his.
instrumental seperation is fabulous, I clearly hear each instrument in its own space.
Cortez the killer now, off of Weld. LOUD. Neils guitar sounds like it should, but still a little shrunken down from my big speakers.