Today was slow at work, so I went on a little 'testing excursion' I took several subs we had on display into one of our sound rooms, and played the 'detectable/indetectable' game. I've come to the conclusion that the downfiring is better for stealth than the front/side/any other combo. Mind you, this conclusion is not based on any scientific findings, and as always I could be full of hogwash. I find, however, that the downfiring configurations tend to disperse the sound more evenly over the soundfield, which apparently is the key. I assume Wednesday this week will be slow at work again (since everyone knows to wait 'till the day after Thanksgiving to go shopping) so I think Wednesday I'll take some of the front firing woofers that were particularly poor in location performance, and attempt to put them on their side to proove my theory. Perhaps I'll get better performance, and that will be enough for me.