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Rear Ported versus Non Rear Ported floor standing

I have a space limitation in our room which means that the speakers can only be placed a max of 6-8" from the rear wall. Does this mean that I need to stay away from rear ported speakers because they all have diminished sound because of the base or will all speakers have the same result . Any recommendations would be appreciated. Have heard at audio shop SF grand piano all off the rear wall, Spendors (rear ported) & Focal Chorus ( not rear ported).
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Of the three you listened to - what did you like best? What other speakers have you owned that you like? How important are aesthetics? Do you have an amp already or what will you use to drive them? There are a great many good speakers out there - each with strengths and weaknesses.
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You should stay away from ported speakers. Unless you like an overly heavy bass. A speaker with a leaner precise bass response ( non-ported ) will give you far better transient response and the roll-off of 6 db per octave (versus 12) makes this ideal to place against a wall where you get reinforcement in the bass (as a bonus you actually get more ultra LF energy than a ported speaker at frequencies below the port resonance - so the bass sounds smoother and integrated rather than a mupy one note bass)
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