Which brings me to another point, 3 ways. The best speakers I have ever heard were always 3 way. So why are all affordable studio monitors 2 way?
I don't know anything about these but the Kali Audio IN-5 claim to be a three way, it's a coaxial speaker and tweeter, not really what I would think of as a 3 way speaker, and the bass port is on the front of their monitors.
I've had a cheap set of 3 way speakers a guy made me around 25 years ago I use with my home entertainment system, they still sound fantastic and the thing that kills me is they are made from low budget parts-Express components, if it works - it works.