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You can try the "crawl test"

Posted by peppy m. on March 11, 2021 at 17:07:29:
If you can (or will !), try moving your listening seat far out of the way and place the subwoofer there instead, directly in the spot you'd normally sit.
Plug the sub in and wire it up, then begin playing something with repetitive and wide ranging bass lines. Preferably, play something like the Stereophile test record bass evaluation tracks.
Next, while holding your head up at about the same height as it is when you typically sit down to listen, crouch and crawl around the room wherever there is room to do so. Yes, you will look like a frog in heat but pay yourself no mind. Decide where in the room your bass sounds the cleanest and the best. Place your subwoofer there, if you can.
Remember that proximity to the main speakers is not necessarily the main issue when you are crossing over as low as you say you are. At 37 HZ, bass is completely omni-directional and so, the best spot for bass in your room will be wherever the room and the subwoofer says it is best !
Fiddle with phase and level controls until it sounds as good as it can sound. Your wife and family may not like where it is that the subwoofer ends up, of course. And now I cannot counsel you further.