Best Bookshelf speaker 1300.00 budget

Nola Boxer
Totem Rainmaker

Do you actually plan on placing these inside a bookshelf cabinet, or on an open shelf or on stands? If they're going in a cabinet then you definitely want to avoid rear ported speakers since the cabinet would act like an enclosure, as mentioned above.

Rich

KEF 102 Reference series...if you can find them...shouldnt have to pay more than $400 used. Great speakers.

Going to place them on stands. What I have narrowed down my list to..Kef LS50, Revel 105, Nola Boxer, Vapor Breeze, and Dulcets from Reference 3A

Proac Response 2. The original front ported model, not the rear ported 2s. The front port allows more flexible placement in a small room.

Available for under $1,300, and sometimes under $1,000 used. Check the reviews.

KEF LS50 is only ported speaker I have heard that doesnt sound ported (many have bass hump and start huffing at higher levels). LS 50 has incredible drivers and technology for the money. Will be used in my second system with CJ Premiere 350 amp and equally good source components. I believe the LS50 will rise to the occasion with high quality supporting gear.