Do you believe Wilson just proved we don't need low frequencies for music, just replace them with a single 115 Hz tone? The wife's are going to be happy. No need anymore for large tower speakers or ugly subwoofer boxes.
Amir confirmed the TuneTot's absolutely need EQ, as expected.
You talk about the bass, Im talking about the lower treble. You don't get 2,3 score just because of bad bass.
Where you get the monotone bass from? Amir said that without the EQ bass on female voices wasn't so bad only when playing bass heavy tracks it became overwhelming. He also points out the EQ on the anechoic measurements isnt that easy in a real room listening environment and he does by ear.
He also said that it has nicer bass then the REVEL M106. He mentioned , I quote " I preferred the TuneTot over Revel".
I know this woofer myself and know how good it is in bass department. So definitely not monotone. This driver goes remarkable deep for it size.
So I wouldnt call this a design flaw speaker. It doenst do things textbook. But Im sure It sounds great in the right environment.
Im sure they know pretty well what customer they target. Having modern design it will mostly fit into a minimalistic high reflection environment and close to wall setup. (Amir also mentioned it sounded great in his highly reflective environment. ) Like a ferrari/lamborgini or Land rover. Are they great cars...in the right environment (racetrack/off road) they do come to life and can do better then any "average car". Should you buy one to get the kids from school and go schopping? Probably not...you can have more suitable car for far less money.
So i think its good that there are some niche brands to go the extra mile. For sure it will not preform good in any environment (a ferrari also doesnt) But in the right environment....they can do something extra.
So I think it's good that some brands leave the "middle down the road"approach.