Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Advice for surround speakers - QS4, QS8 or on-wall

If you have a decent amount of distance from the seating position to the rear surrounds then a direct radiating speaker will work but if you are too close the sound will be localized and will detract from the experience. I know the QS's are expensive but ultimately worth the money imho. You could probably bet by with QS4's for the rear surrounds. I used M2's for rear surrounds suspended from the ceiling and it worked quite well, they blended nicely with the side surrounds.