Why the frequency responses of a speakers design is not enough to know the speakers potential peak performance ?
Because of the room frequency response in which it will be working...
But why the room frequency response is not enough to reach the optimal sound quality experience ?
Because there is psycho-acoustics parameters...
Because stereo listening is completely unnatural for our hearing sense...We must use this unnatural situation for the best...
Then What ?
Then you can tune mechanically your room in relation to your own hearing perception...
I did it mechanically using Helmholtz resonators tunable and specifically located grid of resonators...I tuned them on a long period in a self correcting way i had 100....
Doing so i used in a mechanical way the psycho-acoustics principle related to the way each of our ears perceived each speakers timing and location ...
I learn acoustics doing it but it is not esthetical nor practical especially in a living room if you have no time ( i was retired)....
Then the only optimal way is after buying speakers, after doing the minimal acoustics treatment and control you can read Dr. Choueiri articles and methods using psycho-acoustics in a non mechanical way but with specific filters to optimize your speakers/room for your specific hearing...
There is no other way i know of....