You are correct, acoustics are more important than speakers. That being said, there is huge difference between speakers too. I listened once to a wall of diffe

You are correct, acoustics are more important than speakers. That being said, there is huge difference between speakers too. I listened once to a wall of different studio monitors in a music shop, and the differences between them were very obvious. And there was no clear "best", at least not in a subjective kind. The objective specs were pretty similar since they were all mid-range price wise.