but in reality a speakers job is to accurately reproduce the original source
@timlub - I disagree. To me these are not lab instruments anymore than a car is. I buy, build and critique speakers based on whether they satisfy me. I expect others to do the same. The jury is very much still out on what an ideal speaker is and how it behaves in a home. It's also been quite trendy and varies from region to region and over time. The ideal monitor of a studio in the 1980's is surely different today.