Closed box, Port-less speakers

ATC SCM 10 and 20. If you have not heard ATC then you have not heard enough monitor speakers. A good amp and speaker stands are required.
I use 60Watt tube amp to drive the SCM10. My speakers are less than 2 ft from the wall.

http://www.audioreview.com/Main+Speaker/EFE+Technology/MPL_1005_1594crx.aspx

www.vocedivina.com

Soliloquy Sat-5's are awesome but do need a sub. I honestly feel that with a sub, they rival the most expensive soliloquy speakers.

Have you considered Mackie HR824 powered studio monitors? Interesting! They would fit your requirement. Here's a couple of reviews. The ref 3a's were one of the speakers compared in the first review (He preferred the Mackies).

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=speakers&n=129396&highlight=mackie+hr+824+review&r=&session=

http://studio-central.com/review_of_the_mackie_hr_824.htm

uhhhhhh... check out the GMA Europas...Apparently they are front ported and can be placed very close to a rear wall with minimal detraction from the sound quality.

I have not personally heard them yet, but I've read TONS of good things about them.

Good luck and have fun finding what you're looking for!!

What happend to the Bravo? Ref 3A's are very good but little thin compared to the Bravo...
Totem Model 1's have been around for awhile.. haven't heard them in a looong time.
The Opera's are beautiful for sure...
Sonus Faber... nahhh too colored.
Closed box speakers ar few and far between... this does not determine how close to a wall they can be placed... They often have poor bass depth and very low efficiency like the Aerial model 5...yuck! ....coaxial style speakers do much better close to the wall.
Anyway let us know what you decide.