Before I got the QS's, I had my surrounds bumped up pretty high. That's why they sounded to big when I played them for the first time. I have them adjusted now with a few different custom settings for music and movies. With music, I have them set a bit higher than with the movies. I watched the DTS-ES version of Gladiator. I had this big dumb grin on my face thrughout the movie. Apparently, I need to watch Master and Commander again and get some real audio love. \:\)