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Help Select an True Bookshelf Speaker

My son loves his music, and TV, and is not what we would describe as an audiophile. We are in search of speakers that are actually made to sit on bookshelves. So many speakers are rear ported and would not work well. Who out there is using, or have heard, models that are suitable for shelves. Oh, he does not want to break the bank.

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doni
355 posts
 

LS3/5a’s.

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stereosanctity
73 posts
 

NHT SuperZero or SuperOne.
Inexpensive, compact, not rear ported.

bassdude
495 posts
 

Only alternative for a true bookshelf speaker with no rear port:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA8_1PFUAaU&ab_channel=CharlesKeng

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwpIYFWDfQ8&ab_channel=MyHifiNews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up6ZpOGt66E&ab_channel=CharlesKeng

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQYP2Qm2pAw&ab_channel=MinhHoanVu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFRAoSSsv8g&ab_channel=MyHifiNews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYgTI-czog&t=51s&ab_channel=TMRAudio

With a rear port / passive radiator:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt8A_0z_hLQ&ab_channel=%C4%90%E1%BB%A9cM%E1%BA%A1nhAudio-Gi%E1%BA%A3iTr%C3%ADKh%C3%B4ngGi%E1%BB%9BiH%E1%BA%A1n

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DgNqgVGrTo&ab_channel=HiFiFan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apn-LzZEBdY&ab_channel=StereoChannel

But may need a sub(s) with either to warm it up a bit...

 

gramophone_canada
41 posts
 

One of the most lauded 'true' bookshelf speakers today is the new EPOS ES-7N. Front ported and with a switch to enable bookshelf positioning. Product of the year from What HiFi 2024   $2195 USD    $2895 Canadian $

https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/epos-es-7n

This is a Karl-Heinz Fink design (he owns the brand) and Karl-Heinz is one of the busiest speaker designers out there.

 

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