When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one...

Sometimes i wonder that when buying speakers, we should leave our eyes at home and just bring our ears.The biggest mistake I've seen is too large a speaker for a given space to operate. A quality 2-way stand mount in a smaller room will almost always outperform a larger full range speaker.they will not overpower the room and image way better.Great imaging is the most important quality of a great sound IMO.

@ataudioamp.

I don't own Wilsons.A 70hz. sine wave is about 14 feet long.If you have large dynamic drivers in a small room that can't be brought out in the room boundaries to minimize reflections, EQ is a band aid at most.What I'm saying is people i know who made their room sound better a lot of times went with smaller speakers.This improved sound stage, imaging, and overall low frequency integration with the room. Proper crossover design is the  #1 priority to make a speaker sound it's best in any room. EQ is needed when this not realized.