Hello all. I am a relative newbie to the HT world and I am planning on puchasing a system in the next couple of days.

My selections so far:
HK AVR525 Receiver
M60 Fronts
VP150 Center
QS4 surrounds
SVS or HSU sub (yet to finalize)

My main question is concerning the location of the the QS4s. The room size is 19.25' X 13.5'. The staircase and windows are located such that

A. I can place the QS4s at ear level and directly to the side of the main seating location

OR

B. I can place the QSRs 3' above ear level (as recommended by Dolby) but they will be 1.5' to the FRONT of the main seating position.

I am not sure about which is a better location or if either is acceptable. I can't really put the QS4s behind the seating position.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks.