Our speakers are sitting about 3" out from the wall on their Full Metal Brackets. This is the Full Metal Bracket page. No pics, just cadcam drawings. The bracket swivels on three axes right now. So if it was the same distance, you could mount the FMB to the ceiling and have it hanging in front of the curtain rod, or you could have the QS8 pushed in front of the curtain rod by 3 inches from the wall. What a terrible explanation. Does it help?