Five feet from the front wall

I found that my apogee duetta 2 sound best 82" from the wall, there is no bass problem as long as you have proper amplification.

Why don't we just say the wall behind the speaker?

@bdp24  I have apogee duetta 2 speakers and my room is on the live side, but my speakers are just over 82" from the wall and sound great without any damping. I think it depends if you have them far enough from the wall behind the speaker you may not need  absorption .

@bdp24  I take it you were not direct driving the Divas, it's a whole different animal if you are using an active crossover and directly driving the speaker. I don't like using subwoofers with the apogees,  I've never heard a subwoofer that has the speed of the apogees.