Which loudspeakers work best close to back wall?

Whoops, some missing words: meant to say Montanas can play pretty close to boundaries, despite their imposing size.

John

If a rear-ported speaker is tuned specifically for placement close to the walls(s), it works just fine in such a location. That's one of AudioNote's secret weapons - a low-tuned rear-ported box whose basss response relies on generous boundary reinforcement. In other words, the "native" response of the bass system (before room gain) is roughly the inverse of what room gain adds, so that ( when positioned as recommended) the net result is remarkably smooth and extented bass for such a small, high-efficiency box.

While not rear-ported, the little Guru on-wall speaker is likewise tuned so that its native response is the approximate inverse of room gain.

Stereophile published quasi-anechoic measurements of the Audio Note AN-E, and I think SoundStage published similar measurements of the little Guru, if anybody wants to look them up and see examples of room-gain-complementary bass tuning.

Duke
dealer/manufacturer

Most of the Tekton speakers are front ported and can be placed closer to the back wall. I have the Lore's and most of the time are about 200mm ( about 7 inches ) from the wall. They can go closer but your room acoustics will ultimately tell you when they are too close to the wall.

If your NOT trying to fill a large room the Sonus Faber Toy Monitors are perfect for near wall placement.

My Classic Audio Loudspeakers are 6 inches from the rear wall. They image great with plenty of depth and I don't get a lot of boom- very natural bass, the best I have had in that room.

They are also very easy to drive.