How the room interacts with a speaker defines that particular speakers sound. Imagine playing your stereo outdoors in the middle of a public park versus in an area with boundaries (i.e. living room walls), the speakers will not sound the same in these two scenarios. Remeber, a loudspeaker enclosure not only radiates sound forward, but in all directions that is redirected to your listening spot at various times. These delays cause all sorts of effects, both negative and positive. Headphones are immune to this as there are no boundaries to your ears -- a major reason headphones cannot present a center image
It is not until your system has synergy with the room it occupies that you have uncovered the full potential of any speaker system, be it $100 or $100,000, small speaker or large.
It is not until your system has synergy with the room it occupies that you have uncovered the full potential of any speaker system, be it $100 or $100,000, small speaker or large.