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I placed one of my Algonquin horizontally on top of my TV in the same location my VP150 would be. The Algonquin sounded very nice compared to a sometimes boxy sound of my VP150. The Algonquin sounded very clean. I'm wondering if it was because of the rear port the Algonquin has

Thanks for all of the replies.
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