Hi Jody,
I, too, adore baroques,
Personally, I prefer them to round pearls.
The lustre and rainbow colours tend to be much nicer - but, having said that, I don't own any high end round pearls, so can't compare the lustre and orient of those with baroques.
The other plus for baroques is that, over here, they aren't often seen.
Most all pearls that I see on other women are rounds, so it's nice to be different.