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Looking for a great front ported bookshelp speaker recommendation

Hi everyone,

After about a 15 year hiatus from hifi, I'm looking to get back into it. I'm looking for a front ported bookshelf speaker. The reason is that it's going to go inside a cabinet and right against a back wall. My budget is up to $5,000 but the less, the better:) Any advice or guidance would be appreciated.

TIA

blackiridium
blackiridium OP
7 posts
 

The JBL wouldn't work unfortunately as I have a max width I can accomodate of 10.5".
So the ATC and Proac models wouldn't be loud enough?

paradisecom
296 posts
 

Are powered speakers an option?

soix
9,302 posts
 

So the ATC and Proac models wouldn't be loud enough?
 

ATC has excellent dynamic capabilities, but you also need an amp that can supply the power it needs.  What amp do you have?

deep_333
1,206 posts
 

Looking for a great front ported bookshelp speaker recommendation

The Wharfedale Elysian 1 would be a good bookshelp speaker for you at right under 5k.

This bookshelp doesn’t have a conventional front port where it is quite easy to heart port noise, etc... but, has some fairly involved engineering to deliver you a different type of base slot.

You can put this bookshelp right against a backwall, in a cabinet, etc..do all kinds of funky things you wanna do with it and hope for the best.

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bubba12
435 posts
 

Buy some SVS powered bookshelf speakers. They are good speakers. No sense in spending 5K if you have to shove them in a cabinet.

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