I sometimes think that headphone + subwoofer should be the best for most people who can't adjust room enough for speakers. I'd like to see such setup but I don't see much.
The bass is the part most affected by the room, though.
There are "buttkickers" for home cinema for simulating ~20Hz sub bass without actually having subwoofers powerful enough. But the "chest thump" affect happens at more like woofer frequency around 90Hz.
