Open baffle speakers

@toddalin That’s very interesting because a lot of classic jazz guitar amplifiers also use Alnico speakers. They’re some of the finest tones to be had from a jazz guitar amp, of course powered by tube amplification. 

I have friends with Lii speakers. They think they sound great... meanwhile all I hear is "HONK". The primary factor for them cutting a piece of plywood and mounting a big Chinesium driver was... as usual:

PRICE.

And I also know this... "The frustration of poor performance lingers long after the lowest price is forgotten."

I smile and nod... neither has been over to hear my setup... and in some ways, I don’t want them to - because when they leave, "things won’t be the same".

OK...,

JBL 2279 18" in U-Frame.

https://youtu.be/UA6fvVMoTug

What tangramca said…

I have a problematic asymmetrical room, and try as I might, I couldn’t get sufficiently satisfying bass without then overloading the room at high volume.

I now use Spatial Audio M3 Turbo S speakers, and the problem is gone. Truth be told, I do like a little more bass than they provide, so a pair of Hsu ULS-15 subs complete the picture. The sub settings are different; the closed side of the room gets less gain and the Q is set to minimum. 

If I had a perfect room or something close to it, I’d probably revert to box speakers, but for now, the Spatials do exactly what I need them to do.

I believe it’s a case of ‘horses for courses’ with open baffles.

BTW, I’ve heard Bache’s (OP) speakers, and they sound great.

I use OBs in my loft listening room. All my closed box speakers really did not work well in this specific environment but the OBs do. The room plays a very key role on how they sound. I also cross my OBs over at 90db and use a powered sub so base is not really an issue.