Bookshelf Speakers; Ported vs. Acoustic Suspension

Adding a sub changes things. On the one hand, sealed box satellites might do some things better, but most subs don't work very well when asked to go much beyond the bottom octave, so ported satellites might work better in that regard. I suggest you consider and try both, and decide what you like best, regardless of whether or not the satellites are sealed or ported. Besides, there aren't that many that are designed to work so close to a wall to begin with.

Thanks all, seems like the best approach is finish the house and try both sealed and ported. It would appear that the sealed options would work better but I will experiment once I can.

Rjm0925..I already mentioned on another thread about the remarkable "CLUE" bookshelf speaker from Sjofn HiFi in Seattle. Its a ported speaker and the port is in the front and not the rear so you can put the speaker against the wall. For its size, it produces very powerful room filling bass typical of a large floor stander. Believe me, this little puppy will shake your room with outstanding bass performance since it plays all the way down to 28 hertz and rolls off much lower so its perfect for Home Theater as well. The speaker is 14" inches high, 8" wide, and 10.5" inches deep. Stereophile gives it a 10/10 rating.

Active is the best way to get bass out of small speakers.