Ok. The two speakers I will order for a comparison are:
1) JBL 308's.
+ These cables
http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-CMP159-Stereo-Breakout-10-Feet/dp/B005HGM1D6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462489663&sr=8-1&keywords=3.5mm%20to%20trs&tag=viglink20246-20
Are the cables split far apart enough, so that if the speakers are 2 feet away from each other, they will be be able to go to each speaker, from the point of separation?
2) Emotiva Airmotiv 6s
I guess I'd use a 3.5mm cable to RCA to connect them.
Cables like these:
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Audio-Cable-Splitter-1-Mini/dp/B00004Z5CP/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
But, same question. Are they split at least 2 feet from each other?
Since the Airmotiv 6s from Hi Fi Heaven only has a 14 day policy, I will only order them when I'll be home for 14 consecutive days. So, I will probably wait until mid-June.
Also, I will just have to eat the 15% restocking fee if I return them.
Maybe by that time they'll be available directly from Emotiva, with their 30 day return policy.
It will also be a little difficult to have both sets of speakers side by side, so I can compare them, but I will do the best that I can. Wideness may be an issue.
Last thing. I just noticed neither of these sets has any kind of an output port. I was thinking that if I ever wanted to connect them to the home network, I could connect them to an Airport Express.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-AirPort-Express-Station-MC414LL/dp/B008ALA2RC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
But, it looks like I can't?
I guess trying to get good quality speakers means I have to sacrifice some features, unless someone has one alternative which I could use to compare, which is as good as these speakers, but could be connected to a network in the future.