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Why not more popular?

A couple of years ago, I got my first set of open baffle speakers. I've owned a few pairs of Magneplanars and many box speakers over the years, but my current speakers are the first true open-baffle speakers I've owned. 

I am absolutely smitten with the sound. Musical, dynamic, powerful, and an amazing deep, open, airy sound stage, with none of the weird boxy resonances or port huffing that I've heard from so many box speakers. 

What I don't understand is why there are so few speaker companies making open baffle speakers, and why are they not more popular among audiophiles?
128x128jaytor
tubebuffer
417 posts
 
Open baffle remind me of fat gym teacher. Something just not right.
klh007
621 posts
 
@audioman58, The AMT horn-loaded tweeter in the X series is a Beyma, made in Spain, great driver.
boxer12
8,656 posts
 
I listen to a pair of Tekton open baffles (Their sigma model) daily in the home theater & really enjoy them. I do not like them as well in the stereo system as my current box speakers (Wilson cubs) however.   
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asvjerry
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Open baffle speakers are an entry drug to dipoles, which leads one to omnis......*smirk*G*

One has to 'listen outside the box', Literally....

(btw, I have and still Do own some 'boxes'....one needs to remind oneself what they left behind.....and Why...)
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bigwave1
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Have dipoles, PAP’s, most likely, never going back to boxes. Like a good woman, when it hits your soul, one only listens to the music. 
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