My left side speaker location will have to be just past the bottom of the stairs. It would be easier to mount it directly on the wall, but I'm not sure if that's a good place for it because the one tweeter will be facing directly up the stairs. My only alternative is to move it in a couple feet off the wall and mount it onto the ceiling. The only problem with that position is that people's first impression upon coming down my stairs into the home theater is a speaker to the forehead. I could really care less because I'm always sitting down.

Any suggestions on placement? Will wall mounting it be okay? Will I lose optimal soundstage?

Thanks
PS. I do plan on putting a door at the bottom of the stairs in the future. So that will help stop sound from traveling upstairs.

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