Matt, although sound level theoretically drops by 6dB every time the distance from the speaker to the listener is doubled, this is really only true under anechoic conditions. In a small, live room there's surprisingly little falloff say from 3 feet to 10 feet. I'm suggesting that you use the front wall or even better, corner. There'd be very little volume level increase needed.

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