The active powered bass drivers can overcome any bass reticence due to OB woofers in a difficult room, and the built-in DSP can also tailor the bass response as well, leaving your amp to do primarily midrange and treble is also a benefit. In the 2 rooms at AXPONA, the X-3s sounded best on Sunday and were some of the very best small rooms in 2019. The wood baffle sample Clayton showed me elevates the look above a painted finish, nicely done Spatial!