front ported vs rear ported speakers

[EvPa]

I see your A3x and raise you with this....

Equator D5, same size (more or less) but with a bigger 5.25 inch dual concentric, inbuilt DSP and 50 + 50 watts continuous.

Less than £400pr if you look around.

I would have countered with musikelectronic geithain's similarly-sized-but-not-priced RL906 but then I remembered that it is top ported...

 

[kmlav]

Front ported can be placed closer to walls with out sounding to muddled. Sadly modern houses are getting smaller and smaller so many people don't have the luxury of 30sms of space behind their speakers so front ported can be a good option.