Couldn't agree more. But even as a bass head myself (living room flat to about 27 Hz) I find myself occasionally somewhere with a portable speaker, like when traveling... Someone puts it on a table and starts playing it, and is blown away when I move it to be against the wall. The -10dB point moves from, say, 200Hz down to 150Hz.
As for cone size tradeoffs, an interesting peculiarity is in live music: 10" is most common in bass rigs (assuming 4+ of them in a cab) while 12" is most common in guitar rigs. Go figure. Ultimately, the combination of driver specs and cabinet volume can be tuned for any desired response, within reason.
As for cone size tradeoffs, an interesting peculiarity is in live music: 10" is most common in bass rigs (assuming 4+ of them in a cab) while 12" is most common in guitar rigs. Go figure. Ultimately, the combination of driver specs and cabinet volume can be tuned for any desired response, within reason.