I agree that a large enveloping sound and impact is abetted by physically large systems. My own system has twin 12” woofers and a midrange horn thst is two feet wide by six inches tall. My local dealer’s current custom builds often utilize twin 18” woofers and Much larger horns—up to 4.5 feet wide by 4 feet tall.
There is no substitute for cubic inch or in this case surface area
After listening to quite a few speakers, my conclusion is that if you want large enveloping soundstage, you need a lot of drivers.
I once had a speaker with two 12in. drivers and the soundstage is just floating in the air. None of my other speakers could do that.
Currently I have a pair of Thiel CS2.4. It is a very good speaker but with small drivers there is really limitation to what it can do in term of soundstage size. I really miss that.
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