Slot loading: why and when to use it?

I wonder if anyone has compared conventional open baffle, with the opening roughly the same size as the speaker cone, with slot loading using

headphone, subwoofer Dimensions : x 34 x 34cm Do you prefer slot-loading or a disc tray? Does it have a display

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