I'd say we agree more than disagree and that I have different goals than what you expect? If ones goal was to achieve highest accuracy, in a room, then the higher DI loudspeaker would be the best, all else equal... Just because the average person does not desire this... is arbitraryYes, DI differences will make some impact here, but then the speaker with the narrowest DI would be considered best, and we know that in general, this isn't exactly the case.
Last I checked, all sorts of loudspeakers that would not be fit for critical listening, like open baffle for example, are still very popular....
In the studio, where critical listening is the focus, you potentially will see high or low DI monitors, but, a high degree of room treatment is used.... Room treatment, has some of the same affects as increasing DI. That is..... Lowering the indirect sound vs direct sound, at the listening position.
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