Help Select an True Bookshelf Speaker


My son loves his music, and TV, and is not what we would describe as an audiophile. We are in search of speakers that are actually made to sit on bookshelves. So many speakers are rear ported and would not work well. Who out there is using, or have heard, models that are suitable for shelves. Oh, he does not want to break the bank.

128x128tarheel54

How big is the area where they will sit(height,width & depth)?What kind of electronics will they be driven by?Whay kinds of music will he mostly listen to?What is the budget?

Not that I am plugging in my listing...wink. I had these Sonus Faber Veneres on the shelf at one point and worked great. The slotted port is on the front of the speaker.

My B&W 805 Matrixes are front ported.  I do not know if the 805 Diamonds are still front ported.