Usher Be 718 or Kitty Kat Revelators?


I am looking for a high quality monitor to stand close to the rear wall - no more than 2 feet - that will image and soundstage as a "regular" non/rear-ported speaker would at the Cardas magic point (5 feet in my 11 X 12 foot room)- which I cannot logistically do in this room. I have read rave reviews about both the new Usher Be 718, which was a wow at the HE 2007 and also the Kitty Kat Revelator. Any comments from anybody who has actually tried/listened to the Ushers close to the wall? From the photos of the show, they seemed to have been placed a few feet from the rear wall. Just because a speaker is front-ported, does not mean that it will image well against a wall? Correct? That's why I need real-word ears to tell me. System: APL 3910; Spacedeck; Shelter 501; Eastern Electric Minimax Phono-pre; Jadis DA 88 Signature.
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I just heard the BE-20 at a demo that our local audiophile society had put together. They were paired with VTL equipment and VPI HRX w/ Airtight cart. The system sounded phenomenal! If I had the room that could accommodate these, I would have given the dealer my credit card and brought those babies home. I had heard the BE-10 and the BE-718 at the Stereophile Show and at RMAF last year. They sounded pretty good, but this demo was easily a level or two above.

I was hoping that they would hook up the BE-718 so I could hear them in a better setup. But that didn't happen. What I did see (on a printout posted on the bulletin board) was an e-mail from USHER notifying dealers that they are coming out with a bass unit to mate with BE-718. If that's the case, I may have to sell my Verity Parsifals and get myself a pair!

FrankC