Fair enough Tom; your criteria is highly valid...real world experience from WBF's members with their own sets of ears in their own rooms and with their own gear and setups and sub positioning and calibrating and equalizing.
Professional audio reviewers are always a gamble; they have their own ears, own rooms and own gear. Plus they do that for a living or as a hobby with vast experience on testing many subwoofers over the years, and some even take full useful measurements. And some are pro @ calibrating/balancing/equalizing/positioning them with the rest of the system/speakers in sync harmony. You can ignore anyone you want, it's your prerogative...your free choice.
Professional audio reviewers are always a gamble; they have their own ears, own rooms and own gear. Plus they do that for a living or as a hobby with vast experience on testing many subwoofers over the years, and some even take full useful measurements. And some are pro @ calibrating/balancing/equalizing/positioning them with the rest of the system/speakers in sync harmony. You can ignore anyone you want, it's your prerogative...your free choice.