bipoles/dipoles for music...

Agree with atmasphere.

The principle applies to all speaker designs and home sound reproduction in general and is affected by both room acoustics, dispersion patterns and speaker placement relative to walls.

Bipoles/dipoles/and omnis just have different dispersion patterns and leverage it to a greater extent.

Actually...or ironically...part of the appeal of large rear driver systems and others is you DON'T know where the sound is coming from since one is engulfed in it...the scale of imaging, increased soundstaging, improved dynamics, and large sweetspot to me far outweigh the marginal advantages in detail, transparency, etc say found in good monitor/ stands set up...plus no need for sub

Phasecorrect, I have yet to run into a situation where a dipole or bipole was less precise about imaging information. If you are a speaker manufacturer, essentially this is an easy way to improve imaging of the speaker, by taking advantage of the human hearing/perceptual rules.

I think controlled radiation yields better imaging and that the flooding figure 8 effect of dipoles or bipoles to slightly smear image but at the same time give it more depth. So to some the depth of image behind radiator would equal better imaging but its not really when you factor in loudspeaker placement. But it can be musically enjoyable I spent much time with both. Today if ruling out stats etc. Which to me makes little sense if wanting a dipole. I would suggest the fine designs of Duke at AudioKinesis.