I think that smaller speakers ( especially two ways ) have several distinct advantages over larger speakers:
1) The drivers are closer together, creating more of an illusion of a point source
2) There is less baffle area for diffraction
3) There is less cabinet to resonate or create a "boxy" sound
4) There are typically less components in the signal path / crossover to get in the way
Having said all of that, there are some larger speakers that can "disappear" wonderfully. Much of this is obviously their design. The other variables would be placement, room acoustics and the quality of signal being fed to them.
I have changed components within a system and gone from having two speakers in the room to having live performers in my room. The speakers didn't change, the room acoustics didn't change, but the signal chain did. Don't overlook your system and room as working as a "system". It all adds up or subtracts from the total presentation of what we hear. Sean
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1) The drivers are closer together, creating more of an illusion of a point source
2) There is less baffle area for diffraction
3) There is less cabinet to resonate or create a "boxy" sound
4) There are typically less components in the signal path / crossover to get in the way
Having said all of that, there are some larger speakers that can "disappear" wonderfully. Much of this is obviously their design. The other variables would be placement, room acoustics and the quality of signal being fed to them.
I have changed components within a system and gone from having two speakers in the room to having live performers in my room. The speakers didn't change, the room acoustics didn't change, but the signal chain did. Don't overlook your system and room as working as a "system". It all adds up or subtracts from the total presentation of what we hear. Sean
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