Open baffle speakers

I’m “baffled” that after more than 100 responses nobody mentions the room the speakers are being used in. OB speakers are the first that worked in my room. Prior to that, even at low volumes, three different ported box speakers (two standmounts, one floorstander) excited the room and muddied the bass significantly. My current OB speakers, Spatial Audio M3 Sapphires are heads and tails better than those speakers IN MY ROOM, so much so that I’m having a pair of endgame OBs custom-made as we speak. 

Honestly, the conversation is a waste of time without considering the room. Open baffle speakers are incredibly room friendly as long as you can have them a minimum of three feet out from the front wall. For anyone who has struggled finding a box speaker that works in their room, try open baffles. They make fantastic bass even in small, difficult rooms, no subs required. 
 

@Coltrane1 our experiences seem very similar. The bass is sublime. Way more textured and detailed than any box speaker I’ve heard.

I honestly don’t know why a certain segment of the audiophile community has made it their mission to denigrate a particular speaker design. Variety is the spice of life and all that. I wish there were more commercially available open baffles (excluding ribbons and quasi ribbon dipoles). As it stands they are quite rare. I guess that’s the reason you and I have gone the custom route.

Who knows. Here’s the 15” woofer my new build gets. 
 

https://www.sbaudience.com/index.php/products/open-baffle-drivers/bianco-15ob350/

It does seem to have the same surround as the JBLs.