@phusis Yes! It just struck me after reading your post, something so obvious yet didn't consciously occur to me til now. For me at least, a major difference is that when I listen via large speakers I can more easily forget that I am listening to reproduced sound and fall under the illusion that I listening to reality.
Right now its very warm here in the UK and I have the window open. I can hear the traffic outside, someone speaking downstairs, plus someone vacuuming the landing. These are the kind of sounds (full bandwidth/ large images) I think bigger loudspeaker are more able to reproduce in a life-like fashion.
It is difficult sometimes to describe semi conscious processes taking place in your head, and they won't be the same for everyone of course, but for me that's it - bigger speakers help me forget that I am listening to a recording / reproduced sound.
That doesn't mean that bigger is better, sometimes you might want to listen into the recording, or have other priorities such as transient speed, detail etc.
But for the sheer illusion of reality large loudspeakers are hard to beat.
Right now its very warm here in the UK and I have the window open. I can hear the traffic outside, someone speaking downstairs, plus someone vacuuming the landing. These are the kind of sounds (full bandwidth/ large images) I think bigger loudspeaker are more able to reproduce in a life-like fashion.
It is difficult sometimes to describe semi conscious processes taking place in your head, and they won't be the same for everyone of course, but for me that's it - bigger speakers help me forget that I am listening to a recording / reproduced sound.
That doesn't mean that bigger is better, sometimes you might want to listen into the recording, or have other priorities such as transient speed, detail etc.
But for the sheer illusion of reality large loudspeakers are hard to beat.