They became popular because, if well designed, they sound phenomenal. Yeah, you'll probably want a sub, but in all honesty, you'd probably want a sub no matter what type of speakers you run.
Open baffle speakers
Open baffle speakers design is the simplest , to get bass response similar to other design , like ported, the baffle size must be huge to avoid low frequency degradations . Tipical size the baffle width 10-20" got weak bass performance. I am wondering how open baffle speakers design became so popular ?
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@soix , Yep. Exactly. I went to OB, and don’t think I can ever go back. The bass hits differently than a box speaker, but I guess it depends on what type of music you listen to. I do run a sub, but my OB configuration is a concentric tweeter in a 12" carbon mid with 2× 15" carbon woofers. Not bass shy by any means, but they don’t "slam" like the effect you get with a powered sub. They sound really, really good. I'm very happy, and they certainly cured my upgrade-itis.
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Why do I get the feeling that the OP doesn't really want to learn anything, and only wants to argue, or try to prove he's the smartest guy in the room? "If you dont believe in acoustic silence and only trust what you are hearing , stop reading my post and keep enjoy in bass performance open baffle design . " Well, of course I only trust what I am hearing. What else would I trust? Some link you posted that I'm not going to read? I'm not even sure what that means. So.....you asked a question on why OB speaker designs became popular. You received well over a dozen replies from real-world listeners, people with real-world experience. And you want to argue (in broken English, mind you...) that they don't sound good? That they're bass-shy? Why don't you try a pair for yourself and then get back to us. Thanks, and have a great day. |