In Reply to: What am I not understanding? posted by 2-ears on October 31, 2020 at 16:03:31:
What you say is, generally, true. However, the smoothness of their FR is greatly impacted by room modes and the placement of the speakers with respect to these modes. The effects extend up to the critical frequency which, in domestic rooms, is in the range from 200-400Hz.
However, most users position the speakers for general balance and for imaging/soundstage with reference to the MLP. A position chosen for that is highly unlikely to be good for minimizing the influence of modes. By transferring much of the LF to subs and placing them to minimize modal excitation can result in an overall improvement in low(ish) frequencies as well as, potentially, extending the FR.
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