I was just going to mention room gain. It will be 3 - 10 db/octave, depending on a variety of things.
The posts about relying only on anechoic measurements are fine, but they don't translate directly into what you hear in your room.
My REL pair of subs, in my 18 X 35 room, give me flat to 22, down 3db at 20, from an 85db reference. Unfortunately, down 6db at 16hz. And a peak at 28, which I could soften by speaker direction, but I like 28hz (upright bass low frequency).
Luckily, those ratios exist for me at a 65db reference.
In a fairly large sweet spot that covers 4 listening positions. Placement fairly straightforward - optimizing the subs' distance from corners, energizing the room.
I also boost a bit with controls, to accommodate the Fletcher-Munson effect at low listening levels, if i think about it.
I mention these several things, because they are part of the listening experience. Reference level, room shape and size, room gain, floor coupling, preference, size of sweet spot - and don't forget those peaks, which may fool you into thinking that sound levels at your targeted frequency are deficient.
I'd like to be flat to 16, but I also want to be able to move my speakers. In my mind, tweaking sound with placement experiments is thwarted if you have to invite friends to move the monsters.
I like my setup. The RELs are the first subs that mix so easily with my mains. It's not like LISTEN - I HAVE SUBWOOFERS. It's like Wow, what a nice, integrated full spectrum sound I have.