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Looking for a great front ported bookshelp speaker recommendation

Hi everyone,

After about a 15 year hiatus from hifi, I'm looking to get back into it. I'm looking for a front ported bookshelf speaker. The reason is that it's going to go inside a cabinet and right against a back wall. My budget is up to $5,000 but the less, the better:) Any advice or guidance would be appreciated.

TIA

blackiridium
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hilde45
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My understanding is that a front port is not a solution to bad positioning. I'm with @soix 

blackiridium OP
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Also the Harbeth C 7ES-3 XD seem to be front ported.

blackiridium OP
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Unfortunately there's no other solution to the positioning. It's either deal with it or not add speakers.

grislybutter
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@blackiridium 

There are speakers that are OK to be in a cabinet, that's how they were designed. I think some Devore and Revival models but I would check with the manufacturer. 

 

fpomposo
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I have a pair of Jean Marie Reynaud (JMR) Trente bookshelves for my office set up and they are awesome front ported speakers, so smooth and non fatiguing and very musical. They are a French company that has been around a long time.

 

The Trente's I have are no longer in production, the current model which is similar is called the Lucia, I think they are under $2k, but great speakers and very well made.

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