Wide baffle speakers are better than narrow

@erik_squires    

So you're saying that the crossover doesn't matter?  That the crossover can't be tweaked to make a speaker sound good regardless of the baffle width?  

Is that what you're REALLY saying?  

So you’re saying that the crossover doesn’t matter?

Never said anything like that, and I’m more than a little surprised you could see such a statement in my original post.

That the crossover can’t be tweaked to make a speaker sound good regardless of the baffle width?

Your second sentence is very different from your first sentence, and still nothing like what I posted. I never said narrow baffle speakers were bad.

I’m saying that wide baffle speakers sound better and tend to behave more independently of the room they are put in
when it comes to clarity at the listening location, and perception of detail and recording acoustics. The crossover has limitations, and baffle step compensation, as well as compensating for the in room response in the crossover (i.e. equalization) can only take you so far.

HELOMECH has hearing issues and should just buy a Kenwood stack from the 1990's. VANDERSTEENS take weeks maybe months to break in. Setting them up and doing critical listening after a couple hrs break in is nonsense.  You didnt even get a chance to hear what the loudspeaker could do. Instead all you loving this wide baffle crap sure must love the sound of phase and time distortion as well as the reflective smearing that goes on with wide baffles. Go minimal baffle or no baffle(electrostatic, ribbon) or go home!!!

I’m saying that wide baffle speakers sound better and tend to behave more independently of the room they are put in
when it comes to clarity at the listening location, and perception of detail and recording acoustics.

Is there any evidence that wide baffles are better? Or are you just stating your opinion as fact?

Some of my favorite speakers have had wide baffles. Spendor SP100 comes to mind.