Andrew Jones designed speakers at this level are more about sound than looks so you get what you pay for here. Do I wish they were front ported, especially for the lower bass divers? Yes. But, that’s because of my room.
When that’s all sorted they sound really good. I can listen to them for hours as they are not harsh at all and can drop for a speaker made of 5 1/4” drivers.
The shop I bought them from communicated well and in English, they were well packaged (by Elac), shipped in a reasonable time and a very good price. Even with 2x 30 Euro I saved over £100 on the best UK price at this time.