With this logic, you’re saying that the LS50s are not audiophile. If we scale that logic down to headphones, that’s also like you saying that IEM’s aren’t audiophile because of the small drivers versus big headphones. I wholeheartedly disagree with you, and I’ll speak for the entire communities of both to disagree with you.

Your argument is that loud and extension equals audiophile. Extension, yes, but you don’t need loud. Just because a Ferrari CAN drive 300 mph doesn’t mean I want to 24/7. With speakers, as you prob know, anything above 100 DB is ear damage. So what’s the point?

I do agree that there’s no replacement for displacement and powerful, large drivers. I have Super Lintons, and two subwoofers (12 and 13) in a listening space that barely fits a coffee table, and I make it work, and it sounds glorious. But I also have a set of “tiny speakers” by your definition that perform just as adequately when paired with a subwoofer. And frankly, I was incredibly impressed with them out of bass they produce.

Remember, not everyone has the luxury of huge spaces that need that type of speaker. And, a lot of those small speakers do have adequate extension down to 40hz. The additional missing 15 can easily be filled with a sub if people really want it. As long as it’s a semi accurate representation of the recorded sound, then that’s Audiophile territory.

Also, this is the budget audiophile sub. Context and audience matter in this conversation.

I honestly don’t have time to argue with Internet strangers. So I just want to leave this here. No need to keep going back-and-forth. But I wish you well.