Here's why, at lower SPLs, your system's lower freqs sound weak:
https://www.teachmeaudio.com/recording/sound-reproduction/fletcher-munson-curves
Most older receivers had a 'LOUDNESS' function that boosted lows and highs to compensate for the typical ear's curve at lower volume levels.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/eqloud.html