Do Bigger Speakers Mean a Bigger Window?

If you place a pair of small speakers correctly (well away from the back wall and the side walls), you can achieve an amazingly large soundstage.  In that sense, they can sound "big".  That actually is the case with any sized speaker, proper placement gets you a big soundstage.  But, there is something about the weight, sense of ease and effortlessness that one gets with physically big speakers and drivers that is missing with most smaller speakers.  If one listens at reasonable levels, small speaker certainly don't sound like they are straining in their delivery, but there is something not quite as convincing about the size of the musicians and the stage with small speakers even when the positions of the instruments are the same.  If at all practical, I would take large speakers over most smaller ones.

@kosst_amojan, yes it can be a very complicated business getting good sound.

Some get lucky with their setup and room from the get-go. They seem to be easily pleased with modest equipment, whilst others suffer for years on the treadmill to audio nirvana, chasing their tails and swapping equipment on a regular basis.
I should know, I've been there. Might still be there?!

And then there are some who even enjoy being on the treadmill to audio nirvana!

@larryi as I've got to know myself better I've also come to the conclusion that I prefer larger loudspeakers for their ease of listening. I must admit though, I've no experience of using subs despite finding the idea of relegating the heavy work away from midrange units quite appealing.

I pulled out a few of my monitors this weekend morel ziv 2 and a pair of high end dynaudios. While they do sound fine why I keep them arround they do not even get close to the natural realistic sound of my much larger loudspeakers. Even when I used my sub bass systems they still sound small thin and not real when compared to the larger designs. If I had to I could live with the morels I ran them off a few nelson pass amps and my large VIVA a PP EL34  also a NAD. I have 2 rooms designed to house audio. 

@johnk, do you feel that your experience explains why audio history is littered with mainly classic large speaker designs such as JBL L100s, the Klipschorn, various Tannoys  including Westminsters /Golds and many many others?

Yet it's hard to recall many small speakers which attained classic legendary status apart from the BBC designed LS3/5A.

I got the impression after reading about Gilbert Briggs (Wharfedale) that it was mainly a question of economics and fashion behind the trend to downsize?