Narrow baffle tower vs vintage transparency

Scottinwa
Scottinwa Posts: 48
edited September 2012 in 2 Channel Audio
I was marveling at the transparency of my modded monitor 7's. I know from a acoustics standpoint, it makes more sense to have a narrow front baffle vs the old school wide speakers.

Has anyone compared vintage wide-baffle polk to newer narrow tower styles? Do you feel the narrow baffle give you more transparency/openness?