https://ohmspeaker.com/news/how-big-is-a-big-room/
https://ohmspeaker.com/news/speaker-size-how-small-is-too-small/
https://ohmspeaker.com/news/when-good-better-best-is-not-good-enough/
Relevant.
I realize you said @snapsc that you're not necessarily intending to follow Ohm's recommendations....
I am probably the least competent commentator on this thread, as I have fallen into communities of speaker owners (Allison Acoustics and Ohm) more by chance than design; and I have purchased used when the opportunity arose, rather than a painstaking trial-and-error process.
I can share a couple of small observations:1) I got rid of my subwoofer with my 4XO's. Only rarely do I miss a more solidly defined low end.2) Strangely enough, I recall more bass feeling (in the feet, not the chest) from my much smaller Allison CD-7s when I was using them as my mains (they're now my surrounds).
If you like more bass, I'd consider adding subwoofer to taste.
-austingonzo
https://ohmspeaker.com/news/speaker-size-how-small-is-too-small/
https://ohmspeaker.com/news/when-good-better-best-is-not-good-enough/
Relevant.
I realize you said @snapsc that you're not necessarily intending to follow Ohm's recommendations....
I am probably the least competent commentator on this thread, as I have fallen into communities of speaker owners (Allison Acoustics and Ohm) more by chance than design; and I have purchased used when the opportunity arose, rather than a painstaking trial-and-error process.
I can share a couple of small observations:1) I got rid of my subwoofer with my 4XO's. Only rarely do I miss a more solidly defined low end.2) Strangely enough, I recall more bass feeling (in the feet, not the chest) from my much smaller Allison CD-7s when I was using them as my mains (they're now my surrounds).
If you like more bass, I'd consider adding subwoofer to taste.
-austingonzo