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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Does it get better than this, because it really doesn’t do it for me? I’ve heard similar live and..., meh.

The peak in the vocals here would drive me crazy.

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@jaytor @coltrane1 Low bass, below 100 Hz is handily the most difficult part of the audio spectrum to evaluate by ear and even measurement can be tricky. The first tell that there are problems is the baffle shaking or vibrating with low notes. That vibration is distortion. The best way of measuring what is happening is comparing free air response to t in room measured response with short sinewave sweeps measuring at various locations. Regular enclosed subwoofers are bad enough, but Open baffle versions are all over the map. If you think you are getting anything below 30 Hz. Take a pair of subwoofers and put them across the room from one another. Flip one in and out of phase while playing a 25 Hz test tone. Please tell us what happens.

Just came back from s concert last nite ,jazz played in a small room , 2 horns ,piano ,bass ,and guitar, no box on stage . I have gradient 1.3 speakers 

@mijostyn, every speaker I’ve posted was an open baffle speaker. The problem is I’ve heard each speaker in small rooms, mid sized rooms, and large rooms. Each speaker performed like no other. The disadvantage you have is, you haven’t heard these speakers. The 15” subs were specifically designed for OB’s. I can’t comment on the design of other OB’s. But I can personally vouch for the performance of these. Each speaker was custom made by hand, by an audiophile who was also an exceptional woodworker. Each speaker was built from solid Sapele, or solid Ash. You don’t find this design on the open market, for most OB’s produced today are finished in Veneers.Therefore, there’s no comparison

I understand speaking in generalities. But none of your uncertainty would apply to these OB’s. The quality of them is beyond compare.