Speakers for Near Wall Placement

Tyler acoustics taylo reference are front ported. Imaging may suffer somewhat but mine sound fine against the wall on stands.

I have a pair of Wilson Cub II and they can go against the wall, or even in the wall. They are also front ported. The Cubs are an amazing sounding speaker.

Living in NYC, I had the same issue. Found that Linn designs all their speakers to be placed fairly close to the wall. I bought the 5140s, and I love them. Company docs say to place them 18 inches or closer to wall. Good luck.

...or you may want to try the Maggies 3.6!!

I feel that there is a better choice than the speakers listed in the prior posts. There is a speaker that is made by Northcreek with this exact scenario in mind.( This particular speaker was designed to sound great when placed very close to walls and boundries). Apparently, it took him almost two years of voicing this speaker to get the sound right, in this type of placement!. The NHT 3.3 also works extremely well, but they are not really next to the wall, having cabinets almost three feet deep. If this 3 feet of "closeness" to the wall is acceptable to you, i would definately recommend the NHT's first, but if you are looking for a true "next to the wall" speaker, the Northcreek is hard to beat.