there should not be a comparison between smaller speakers and tower speakers. Bass being dependent in thevolume of air being moved, would always be better from a lager speaker. F&O are generally OK, dont remember the exact model numbers that I listened to.
For foreign makes like the ones I mentioned, dlx washington has a side-by-side review on YouTube, easy to compare. Since the error/bias remains the same for both models being compared, that gives a reasonable feel of the differences.
I would suggest that you try a few speakers in the shop. Sound has a 'feel' to it that is individual.