Open Baffle Experience

I respectfully disagree.  I own the Spatial audio x5 open baffle and their woofers are powered and include DSP and a level control. I also have two rel subwoofers and have tried using them with the X5s and they detracted not improved the bass.  The bass is much better without the rels.  I'm getting flat response to 32 Hz without the subwoofers and very good extension to the upper 20s according my stereophile test cd.

Sure I have heard open baffles with weaker bass but it depends on the open baffle speaker design and woofer implementation.  The X5s are a little different in that the bass is powered and the output controlled by the end user but this just adds flexibility.

In my opinion open baffle bass is faster and more detailed than a boxed subwoofer bass but again that is just my opinion after having lived with and heard many very good box floorstanders and subwoofers such as the Rel.

So here is kind of an oddball question.

Would OB speakers do well in a demo/hotel room?

OB Dont do well in any kind of  room, demo/hotel room included

I just heard Spatial X? at the NYC show in a medium-sized hotel room and they sounded really good with LTA electronics.  Definitely one of the better sounds in the show for me. 

I own a pair of Linkwitz "Orion" loudspeakers mated with Burmester amps, pre and DAC and can't imagine a more open and natural sounding speaker.  If bass is on the recording it is heard in full bloom.  The very complex crossover network is crucial to their performance.  Two Peerless woofers, SEAS mid and tweeters in each cabinet fill my "Great Room" with glorious sound.  Mine have the rear-facing tweeter as well and placing them about 3' from the wall produces a perfect soundstage.  I owned Linkwitz's "Audio Artistry" Dvorak for years and compared them with the Orions prior to selling the Dvoraks.  I could happily live with either. I was skeptical about open baffle speakers, too, but am now a true believer. YMMV