«» Speaker Positioning: Don't Let Good Speakers Go Bad Check out this Diagram from Dolby Labs. Keep speakers at ear level (except for surrounds) and away from walls.
TIP: Use Rubber Door Stop wedges to angle Center Speaker down towards you ears.
TIP: Use concrete patio blocks to boost tower speakers a couple inches, make shallow TV speaker stands.
Multiply Seating Distance from center by 0.8 and 1.15 to give the distance between L and R speakers.