The New EPOS Loudspeaker model ES-7N which was released in May 2024, has the feature of a switch on the back of each speaker to allow for near-wall or free-space placement. The EPOS Loudspeaker line-up were designed by Karl-Heinz Fink, the owner of EPOS Loudpseakers and Fink Team - currently two EPOS models available with a third model to be shipping in September 2024. The ES-7N, the smallest model in the EPOS brand, can be purchased with much less concern over speaker location. EPOS is a very well thought-out speaker brand.
Plugging rear ports of "bookshelf" speakers?
I did a search here on A'gon to try to find out what the reason for this would be, and I take it to tame unruly bass? Would plugging the rear ports make a speaker less particular about placement? I would think that if anything, plugging the rear ports would mean the speaker could be moved closer to the wall, but I find that I am often mistaken about my preconceived notions.