Why the obsession with the lowest octave

If you understand the physics of sound production with musical instruments you might understand better the "obsession" for the lowest octaves. Although one may not be able to hear a very low frequency bass tone the fact that the speaker can produce low frequencies and may be vibrating at a low frequency sets up the mid range and high frequencies within the harmonic series to produce a more resonant quality. Musicians choose instruments with this quality and tune their instruments to tap into this harmonic structure so the instrument sounds better. These vibrating harmonics, even if they are too low to hear, bring out upper harmonics to add color to the quality within the speaker and accoustically in the room air. Some musical instruments are better than others by just they way they are made and I imagine speakers are the same, some good, some not so much. Walk over to a piano (any piano but a grand piano demonstrates better) and push down slowly on a middle C so the hammer doesn't strike but is off the string and hold it down. Then, while continuing to hold down the middle C strike a C in one of the real low registers for 1 second and release to dampen that note. The middle C will be vibrating when you release the low note and it was never struck due to resonating harmonics from the lower portion of the harmonic series. Bottom line is a speaker that has a great low frequency quality will make the entire spectrum and system sound better.