Bookshelf Speakers; Ported vs. Acoustic Suspension

Zd,

Thanks for the response, I do plan to have a subwoofer to help with bass response. I am kind of stuck with putting the main speakers on a shelf on either side of the TV. I did correspond with Alan Yun of Silverline on this topic and he thought it would be fine and sent me a picture from his lab which showed the Minuet's on a bookshelf close to a rear wall.

I have always had freestanding speakers with plenty of room behind and to the side so I am in uncharted waters here. Trying not to make a fundamental mistake.

Inputs are greatly appreciated. Each speaker will be within 1" of the adjacent cabinet and TV. They will not be pushed back in the cabinet (i.e. front of speaker will be even with front of cabinet shelf). It would appear that sealed designs would be less risky but I really like the Silverline's.

Will need to give this some additional thought.

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.