CK, with all due respect, I have never played a smaller indoor venue where there wasn't some huge peak or valley in the room response, usually in the low and mid-bass. EQ's are used in the real world everyday to correct for speakers and rooms. Overall linearity is improved, not destroyed....yes minor nonlinearities are introduced but overall, it is an improvement.
Intellectually, in a perfect world, I can understand your explanations. EQs create problems. But they solve problems too. Just keep buying better speakers...I get it. The problem is that with an external EQ, I get the result I want with my current FRFR.
I have no reason to debate this further as you already are fully convinced that we don't need it. That's fine. I'll buy an extra EQ or move on to something else that delivers the features I need. The KPA is the best amp sim I've ever heard but perhaps its shortcoming is a lack of flexibility and practical features in the long run.
I'll wait around awhile in hopes others can explain this need better than me. Please consider it.
Respectfully, bd.