What speaker for being close to rear wall?

Summitav- No not for surround. However they are in my living room and therefore do not have the luxury of being in the middle of the floor. I know this is less than ideal but it is what I have to work with.

Thanks everyone for your comments so far. If anyone can provide information about what makes a speaker work best there, perhaps that info is also useful.

Mike

I agree about the porting, but there seems to be more at work. For instance I had Avalons that were bottom ported and they needed to be 6-7 feet out. It seems some of the older vintage designs were designed to work well in corners or against the wall. English speakers also generally seem to get mentioned a lot.

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the suggestions and there are definitely a few here I have not ever considered.

Mike

The rear wall would apply from the speaker's standpoint. I know many refer to that wall from the listener's standpoint hence the description of "front wall". At least we're all clear on that now!

Clio09- I heard those, and I think highly of Duke. He has a new design that is made to sit right up against the wall and the drivers are at a 45 degree angle. That is exactly the type of solution I'm trying to find.

Does anyone have experience with the new JBL designs (Array, K2) and how they react to near wall placement?

Br3098- Thanks for your input.

I've tried both of those. Couldn't get AN's to sound good. They were flat. 2 dimensional. The dealer wants to try again but they just didn't sound right in my room.

A while back I tried an electronic room correction device. I also decided that was not my cup of tea.