Hey Dlwask, I didn't have to sell the MAXX! I owned them for five years! The Caravelle sounded better; more musical, just as dynamic, but not without a subwoofer. You will need a sub (preferably 15inches or bigger) to get to 95% of the MAXX. Now, if you are talking about a room that is 25ft or more in length and a little wider than 16 ft, the comparison then would favor the bigger speaker; but not in the room I am in.