Everyone has their own idea of what reproduced music should sound like, depending on their reference. It seems to me that since live Rock music is always heard through a sound reinforcement system (a "P.A."), a listener of primarily that music might be happier with a home speaker that sounds like a P.A. speaker---15" woofers and horns.
I will take issue with only one previous statement made in this thread---"nothing reproduces a kick drum like a 15" driver" by shakeydeal. The fundamental frequency of a kick drum actually resides not in the deep bass (where a 15" woofer has a real advantage), but in the midbass. And nothing reproduces midbass like a magnetic-planar driver. Ask anyone who has a pair of Magneplanar Tympani 3-panel (two of the three for bass/midbass only) loudspeakers!
And actually, not just kick drum, but all percussive instruments, including piano and standup bass. The lower registers of a piano, when the keys are struck hard, produces a very percussive attack, as does a standup bass when the strings are "slapped" (as in Rockabilly music). The big Maggie panels produce a taut, kinetic leading edge, and also excel at reproducing the huge, shuddering wavefront created by a pipe organ in a cathedral. Very exciting!
