thanks again everyone. i attached a pic of the room with the shelf niches. if you notice inside the upper part of the niche where the arc is, there is a white plate for a pre-wire (whci is too high). since there are no horizontal obstructions behind the drywall, i was planning on brining that wire down to just above the cabinet area and putting the on-wall or in-wall or bookshelf speaker there (so its closer to sitting height). the cabinet height to the 1st shelf is about 25". the plate above the fp is for the center. so, i can bring down the L/R as some have mentioned, but about all i can do with the center is aim it.....that's why i was considering the on-wall with that fancy $40 bracket smile

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