Are open baffle speakers a flawed technology?

Is this better than a box? Though open-baffle-style speakers, including bipolar and dipolar speakers, DO offer some unique installation challenges

Open Baffle on the Cheap! - Do It Yourself - PS Audio

Dipole protos

Prototyping a 4-way open-baffle speaker with the miniDSP 2×4

A 15” Full Range Open Baffle

OBL-15

How i voiced my open baffle speakers

Homemade Liionidas open baffle speaker enclosure

Open Baffle + Bass Reflex HYBRID

Cheap Speakers Sound Good With Easy Open Baffle Design

Speaker System No.1695 - 15 Open Baffle 2.5-way – Joseph Crowe

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