B&W 683S2 for entery level speakers

I listened to a few more speakers, one other option that caught my ear! was the Martin Logan motion 40, they are a bit more expensive than the B&W's but the cabinet build felt better and they also sounded a bit more clear when playing busy rock tracks with vocals. 

does anyone have these ? 

The MLs look like they'rear ported.  Weren't you trying to avoid that?

true, but they sounded good so I may be able to place them about a ft. from the wall and add a sub 

After listening to alternatives including ML and Sonus Faber I went with the B&W's. they sounded the best in this range IMO. thanks everyone 

Congratulations, speedmaster20d. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. I've had them a month now. They just keep getting better. I haven't enjoyed music on my home system this much in years.

Cheers,

 Scott