Understanding speaker frequency response and room interaction

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I'm trying to get to grips with the frequency response of my speakers and how that in turn affects room response.  I'm afraid I'm going to show my ignorance here :whistler:

ATC provide two sets of frequency response stats for my speakers:
- (?2dB): 65Hz?17kHz
- (?6dB): 32Hz?22kHz

My interpretation is as follows:
From 65Hz?17kHz frequency response is relatively stable (?2dB)
At the extremities of the spectrum i.e. 32Hz-64Hz and 18kHz-22kHz frequency response can vary significantly (?6dB -- twice the SPL otherwise being generated).

Is the above interpretation correct?

This then leads me to my next question - REW's room simulator allows you to independently configure the LF extension of each source .i.e. =the frequency at which the source begins to roll off.

Thus to correctly depict my ATC's in the room I assume that I need to enter 64Hz as the roll off frequency? Again, is my conclusion correct?

Thx
 
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