Looks like there have been various interpretations of the OP’s question.
One thing I’ve noticed is that, yes, in generally bigger speakers sound bigger. Not just the size of the soundstage, but the size of the sonic images and the sense of actual presence.
I have had (and still own) many smaller speakers that image like demons - from my MBL 121 omnis (still have them), spendor, waveform, and others. Though mostly I’ve used a variety of floor standing speakers.
I’ve continually noticed that even when a smaller speaker is rated close to the same frequency response, the speaker with the bigger cabinet/bigger drivers just sounds bigger.
For instance right now I have the Thiel 3.7 and 2.7 speakers. The 3.7 was the last Thiel flagship floor stander, and the 2.7 is just a tiny bit smaller version. Both use the same midrange/tweeter, the difference is the 2.7 uses an 8" woofer vs the 10" woofer of the 3.7, and the 2.7’s cabinet is a bit smaller.They are rated within about 2dB difference in bandwidth in the bass. And the 2.7 rarely sounds like it isn’t going as low as the 3.7. But the 3.7 just produces BIGGER sound. A more vast soundstage, bigger more life-sized images, more authority.
And then some smaller floor standers - e.g. a model employing two 6" woofers and tweeter I’ve used, which actually went as low or a bit lower in the bass than the Thiel 2.7s, still sounded "smaller." Acoustic guitars, for instance, where just that more miniaturized.
One sort of exception to the smaller speaker = smaller sound/image size are speakers with wider baffles. The Harbeth super HL5plus monitors I had weren’t as big as my 2.7 Thiels, but the image sizes had a similar heft, which I attribute somewhat to the wider baffle/lively cabinet, bigger midrange woofer design. (Though the Thiels still threw the bigger soundstage). Similarly the Devore Orangutan speakers that I’ve been auditioning - smaller somewhat than the Thiels but much wider baffle and larger woofer - have huge image sizes with lots of heft. (Though, neither of the Devore O speakers cast quite as large a soundstage as the Thiel 3.7s).
Anyway....just musing from my own experience.
One thing I’ve noticed is that, yes, in generally bigger speakers sound bigger. Not just the size of the soundstage, but the size of the sonic images and the sense of actual presence.
I have had (and still own) many smaller speakers that image like demons - from my MBL 121 omnis (still have them), spendor, waveform, and others. Though mostly I’ve used a variety of floor standing speakers.
I’ve continually noticed that even when a smaller speaker is rated close to the same frequency response, the speaker with the bigger cabinet/bigger drivers just sounds bigger.
For instance right now I have the Thiel 3.7 and 2.7 speakers. The 3.7 was the last Thiel flagship floor stander, and the 2.7 is just a tiny bit smaller version. Both use the same midrange/tweeter, the difference is the 2.7 uses an 8" woofer vs the 10" woofer of the 3.7, and the 2.7’s cabinet is a bit smaller.They are rated within about 2dB difference in bandwidth in the bass. And the 2.7 rarely sounds like it isn’t going as low as the 3.7. But the 3.7 just produces BIGGER sound. A more vast soundstage, bigger more life-sized images, more authority.
And then some smaller floor standers - e.g. a model employing two 6" woofers and tweeter I’ve used, which actually went as low or a bit lower in the bass than the Thiel 2.7s, still sounded "smaller." Acoustic guitars, for instance, where just that more miniaturized.
One sort of exception to the smaller speaker = smaller sound/image size are speakers with wider baffles. The Harbeth super HL5plus monitors I had weren’t as big as my 2.7 Thiels, but the image sizes had a similar heft, which I attribute somewhat to the wider baffle/lively cabinet, bigger midrange woofer design. (Though the Thiels still threw the bigger soundstage). Similarly the Devore Orangutan speakers that I’ve been auditioning - smaller somewhat than the Thiels but much wider baffle and larger woofer - have huge image sizes with lots of heft. (Though, neither of the Devore O speakers cast quite as large a soundstage as the Thiel 3.7s).
Anyway....just musing from my own experience.