Quote Originally Posted by 2chAlex
audiosystem looks promising, PSB are definately worth a listen IMO. You and your wallet have fun and let us know the outcome
I will, thanks. They're closed on Sunday or I'd been there today.

Woochifer:
As for your original inquiry, the majority of speakers nowadays are ported speakers. Over the last 20 or so years, the quality of ported speakers has become a lot more consistent and as such, they dominate the market right now.
Was that motivated by the listener or by the industry? I wonder... If a speaker won't faithfully (or reasonably anyhow) reproduce the full range of human hearing, then you need to buy more speakers to fill in the gaps, right?

I would not choose the speakers based strictly on the design. Even speakers built to a comparable box design could be voiced very differently. I think the first thing you need to figure out is the type of sound you're looking for. If you note some parallels between the sound you want and the design philosophy, then you can narrow down your list. But, the first thing to do is get out there and so some listening
No doubt, you're right. I now have a pretty good collection of possibles to go listen to, based on this thread. My guess is I end up with something mentioned here, or nearly so, but we'll see. I actually believe I'll be floored by what's out there now, not having shopped for speakers in 20 years or so.

Again, thanks all!
-Jon