Originally Posted by UK_AV
I'd like to have 5.1 or even 7.1, and hopefully 1/2/3/4 height speakers. I have added a plan to show the limitations/spacing

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Speakers need to be on wall, e.g. 1-2 ft above ear height, or at ceiling level. I can't have speakers on the ceiling. Ceiling is 8ft tall.

Main front speakers are floor standers at position 1. I'm expecting to have dipoles for 5.1 at position 10 or 13 (or both for 7.1!). Wondering if/where to put atmos speakers.

Sofa is against back wall, could possibly move out 20cm.

Green squares show where I can put speakers anywhere up the wall, pink/red squares show where I can only place them at ceiling height.

I have a room setup very similar to yours, but in an even smaller space that is 9'x10' with an open wall on one side. Where your couch is, I have an identical positioning with a sectional. I went with a 5.1 setup with 2 M5HP on walls, a VP100 on wall, and two QS10s. I couldn't be more satisfied with my setup honestly. Even though the QS10s are to each side of me, it still sounds like the sound is coming from behind and is a really engrossing experience.

Don't worry much on your room setup as you can only work with what you have. The VP100 blends very well with the other speakers even though it doesn't have a larger woofer like the others. If I have to do it all over again, I might consider the vp160 on wall over the vp100, but I cant really knock on the vp100 as it sounds great and provides clear dialog.