Interesting. I love baritones and play mine more often than I play my tenors these days. I have three (plus a bari banjolele): A Pono solid mahogany, which I love. It has a great, warm sound. A vintage Lyra from 65 that is loud and brash and sounds almost guitar-like. It's incredibly light, too, and just rings with sound, although with none of the depth and low tones of the Pono. Then I have a handmade soild-mahogany bari by Aaron Keim (Beansprout) which has none of the attributes of either and sits unplayed unless I plug it into an amp, when it has more character. I plan to restring it as a piccolo bass, but got busy and forgot about it. Or sell it. My friend has two Ohanas and they're rich and full, too, louder than but not quite as sweet to my ears as the Pono.
I'd recommend a Pono any time, and am looking for an upscale bari like Boat Paddle.