Thanks to all who provided feedback.

After speaking with Ascend, I decided to order two of the LV12R's, which are actually discontinued to make way for the LV12F.....front ported version. As the official units are a few months off, I picked up the discounted preliminary units they had available. These, I was told, use the components from the "old" LV12R in the new front ported cabinet, where the new LV12F will use new components. Rythmik says there will be only a slight difference in performance.

When I say "Ascend" I am referring to Dina. She's awesome!