whatz up with hi-end speakers near walls?


How many recent (disturbing) posts have there been regarding placing speakers(very good ones) inches away from walls? I realise there are living confinements,spouses,etc...but you to "create" this yourself in order to get audiophile quality sound...even in my small apt...I have monitors 4 ft into the room...if you dont have or want to sacrifice the room...no need to drop 1k on SPendors...go down to radioshack...and contrary to what others have posted...no speaker is designed to be almost flush with walls...none that I would like to own anyways...good sound is more so about placement than equipment...great sound is both....
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Seantaylor99 said it more eloquently than I...and if I came across as antagonistic that was not the intent...I am just baffled some of the recent placement posts...no need for me to get my undies in a bundle.....I will get off my soapbox...
As the poster...I have taken some well deserved heat...and if I had it to do over again...would have been more selective with my wording(and to those that were offended I am man enough to offer my apologies)...but since the "cat is out the bag" so to speak..I think a distinction should be made of placement in close proximity to walls(which can be beneficial for small monitors) vs. flush against a flat surface on bookshelves...my point being...placement is often more critical than the equipment itself...for most applications...