Looking for a great front ported bookshelp speaker recommendation

Real Bookshelf Speakers, I encourage you to get a pair of Acoustic Research AR-2ax’s.

3 way: tweeter, mid, 10" woofer 11.5" deep x 13-3/4" x 24", no ports, level controls for tweeter and mid.

I got a pair for my garage/shop system, restored them, so darn good I put them in my office, and restored a 2nd pair for my garage/shop system.

parts and knowledge aplenty, find local to avoid shipping, find restored, restore yourself,

I used UPS pack and ship to get my second pair from a ’local pickup only’ seller.

AR-2ax Rehab

I tried a few modern speakers in my office with 6-1/2" woofers, added a single sub, just enough to keep them from sounding small, but the 3 way with a 10" woofer is far better, no sub needed. Having level controls makes sense anywhere, it certainly helps with speakers in cabinets, particularly for me with one speaker nearer a side wall.

So The room is a problem, It’s extremely large. It measures something like 21 feet wide by 30 feet long with an open floorplan to the kitchen behind it and the entranceway to the side And on top of it, the ceilings are very high at like 15 feet or so

why do you have to put the speakers in a cabinet if the room is large?

@blackiridium if you are stuck with a bookshelf cabinet for placement, dealing with resonance and sound reflection - are you able to place the speakers where the front slightly overhangs the shelf (about an inch) and angle them toward your listening position? And, if possible leaving empty space on each side of the speakers?

You might try PMC's, great transmission line front ported bass from small speakers. Available from The Music Room, should have a trial period.