Open Baffle. Why are they mostly limited to DIY?


I see a few hybrids from Vandersteen and Spatial Audio, but not much else. 
seanheis1
Correct roberjerman, Gradient made dedicated OB/Dipole subs for both the Quad ESL63 and original ("57"), which doubled as stands for the speakers. The GR Research/Rythmik is similar in basic design and style, but quite a bit more advanced. Better designed H-frames, higher-quality drivers, and more powerful plate amp. The amp also contains not only Brian Ding’s patented Direct Servo-Feedback system, but also a dipole-cancellation compensation shelving circuit, which corrects the front-to-back cancellation (and resulting loss of output with declining frequency) endemic to all dipole speakers. A brilliant design!
A pity Gradient did not design one to work with the more modern Quads. They still do a standalone generic one, but it is huge and expensive.
Gradient needn't bother. The GR Research/Rythmik OB/Dipole Sub is far superior!
Kalali,
Thanks, it's been over 50 years in the works. I'm not a man of great means, so doing the slow crawl forward.
I'm close to getting there, I mean for real for me!
Kenny