I said in the OP that the inspiration for the thread was the big Tannoys and JBLs Macca and Marco heard at Cooky's. The idea was to see if that scale of sound was available without spending thousands. Lots of good things come from small speakers that pretend to be a bit bigger than they really are, but there are things they just can't do. Id say realistic dynamics are one of those things, along with realistic bass and high SPLs.