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I think smaller cabinets, especially with narrower front baffles, sound clearer.
The conventional wisdom that "bigger is better" doesn't always hold true in audio. High-end speaker systems, for example, have evolved in both directions—some designs have grown enormous while others have almost disappeared entirely. Which trend do you favor?
Many factors dictate size. If one wants unrestricted full-range, 20Hz-20kHz, then big is essential for bass response, whether one likes it or not. If, on the other hand, one is content with the FR of both acoustic and electronic musical instruments, a moderate-size speaker with a bass response beginning at 40Hz should be adequate. Again, if bass response is not a factor, a well-designed small speaker enclosure with just two speaker units can be rewarding. Then comes the size of room the speaker will be functioning in. Maggie 3.3s in a 10x9-foot listening area (I've seen it!) is plainly ridiculous, particularly if one has neighbors and a modicum of consideration for them! If one has no restrictions, then by all means as big as you like. Otherwise . . .
I was going to buy a pair of minimonitors but my psychologist said that speakers are really phallic symbols so not wanting to give my friends the wrong impression I bought an 8' pair of floorstanding speakers but then my Feng Shui master told me it would be "bad luck" if anyone tripped over the speaker cables running across the living-room floor so I decided to replace the floorstanders with some wall-mounted speakers and I probably would have to replace the asbestor in the walls with some acoustic damping lead shot but my doctor told me that at least I would retain my hearing if I died slowly of asbestos poisoning as opposed to dying "andante" so to speak of lead poisoning so my final trend in speaker systems is that I am no perched upon a big subwoofer wearing a pair of headphones.
Seriously, one does not need very big speakers as a status symbol of perfection. I must tell you that, through the years, my speakers have become bigger as I've developed a severe taste for electrostatics. Presently I have the marvelous Martin-Logan Sequel IIs. It is an understatement to call them fabulous!