Looking for a great front ported bookshelp speaker recommendation

Also the Harbeth C 7ES-3 XD seem to be front ported.

My understanding is that a front port is not a solution to bad positioning. I'm with @soix 

from my db of about 350 speakers 

https://speakerchoices.com/

Here are some front ported ones:

GrahamAudio LS8
Falcon m30
Ushers-520
Triangle 40th AnniversaryCmEZ
PolkAudio T15
Mission 700
Indiana TESI261
Harbeth Super HL5XD
Elac Debut 2 0B5
ATC SCM150 PSLT
Aperionaudio Verus n5b

Thanks, the ATCs seem nice.

Other brands I was considering were Triangle Audio and possibly a Focal model.

Please keep the rec's coming.

Great choice and advice by soix...don't underestimate the negative effect of the cabinet the speakers are going into...might make the more expensive model not worth it...

The ATC SCM19 is a sealed bookshelf design so no ports to worry about and great sounding speakers. Available here with a 30-day return policy and a 10% discount if you submit your email that would put them around $3000 so well below your budget. The SCM20 would be right at the top of your budget if you wanna go bigger. Best of luck.

https://soundapproach.com/atc-scm19-entry-series-6-2-way-passive-bookshelf-speakers-pair.html

My best advice would be to get the speakers the hell outta the cabinet and on proper stands because being in a cabinet is not optimal and will compromise the sound, but if you can’t you can’t I guess.