Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound?

@daveyf, if you had mentioned in your OP the room treatment in place I would not have been inspired to type a long email trying to be of help.

It seems you to like to jump to conclusions about other people's systems

I did not jump to anything! The fact that I mentioned 2 grey panels should tell you that I obviously had a look at your system, not so?  I did not see this as a challenge to 'spot the hidden treatment'

As to why no photos of my system, well I do not feel the need, simple.

I post the photos below, not because of your brash comment but for the benefit of anyone interested in the start of my DIY super-chunk bass traps. They measure 900mm across the width and except for frequency specific helmholtz resonators this is what it takes to deal with the long wavelengths.

@lemonhaze 

I have a corner bass trap exactly like yours,  big and floor to ceiling and filled with Rockwool. I think these kind are the most effective. 

@ronbocoif you had mentioned in your OP the room treatment in place I would not have been inspired to type a long email trying to be of help.

I did not mention room treatments in my OP, as the place I heard the speakers in question was not in my room...or with my system. Not sure why you assumed that to be the case? The demo was at a local dealers and the room was large and fairly well treated. The room was certainly not the main problem here, although it did contribute...as they all do.

Nonetheless, don't get me wrong, I am a BIG believer in room acoustic treatments and in making sure that the room is optimized for the system; so no TV's between speakers, an attention to where the speakers are placed ( I use a laser to assist here) and careful attention to how cables are run etc.,

I also posted a new photo on my system page, which shows the vault ceiling in my room. This is a very important aspect of the sound field and in contributing to the SQ that i manage to get in this small room. Mainly due to the fact that while the size is small, the actual volume is acceptable.

@ronboco, Hey I think you can safely call that a dedicated room 😁 Congratulations. I agree with your philosophy of getting the room properly sorted early in the quest. So many ignore or avoid even considering acoustics and end up constantly swapping out components trying to banish brightness, congestion, boom etc.

I have 2 such traps in place but measurement shows I need one more, just need to finish up some house repairs first.