My problem is that I am not going to have much room between the surrounds and back wall. ... How much will the placement close to the back wall affect the sound?
Jim, you don't need to worry too much about this. I had the same concern in my small room as the QS8s are only about 5 inches from the back wall and only about 10 inches behind the seating position (about 4 feet over head). I was very surprised with how good the rear image was. Much better than the direct radiating surrounds I had before. Good luck, you can’t go wrong with the QS8s.
