The most import design issue for a speaker manufacter how many will fit on a pallet.

I have done road trips to pick up speakers 3 times.  I prefer it to shipping. Sold the first two pairs, kept the last pair (JBL L100 Classic)

Bottom line for them, yes. Does not have to be a limitation for all of us.

Not for me. Availability of right-size speakers is what drove me back to designing and building my own custom weighty-built speakers again. Another option is buying from local-state manufacturers or to source good used deals. A 2-3 day drive trip across a few states to go pick up some nice large new or 2nd hand speakers can be an option too. Heck, go rent a van if you have to in order to get what you want. There are other doors when dealing with larger speakers that don’t have to fit on a pallet.

There may be more than a few here on A’gon who’ve made some drive trips to go get their big speakers? :)

I personally think the design (size) is more influenced by trying to achieve domestic tranquility ("you're not going to put a big ugly box in my living room"). They used to call it the WAF before we all became sensitive caring life partners.

I noticed this a long time ago. Thankfully, some are producing speakers with proper woofer sizes again.