PMC IB1's close to rear wall, is this O.K.?


Any owners of these use them say within 2' feet of the wall behind them?
I've seen a pair locally and they might be the possible answer to my Proac 3.8 rear porting issues.
alun

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Thanks Shadorne for your answers. By rear porting isssues I do mean the bass boost problem as I've described in other threads. This isn't really a problem when the speakers are out into the room say 4-5' but I've tried them closer to the wall and it just gets too much. I am assuming that the rear port will load up when closer to the wall but maybe I'm wrong.
Am I correct that you are an ATC user? As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I've been looking at some PMC's which I think are similar except for the transmission line vs a sealed enclosure. Do you have experience with other British monitors such as the Spendor 100's and Harbeths?
Shadorne, do you mean Spendor would be the most bass shy? Or is your scale based on quality as in Spendor has the best bass in general.
Thanks
Thanks for the usefull info. I guess it's time to go and hear them proper before fully commiting to selling my 3.8's.
Cheers