Hi Charlie,

I had really good success with the QS8's in an application similar to yours (sofa against the back wall, 5.1 surrounds mounted on that wall). The speakers were mounted to the sides of the couch, not directly behind it, and a couple feet above the listening position. It sounded just great. Mount them on the wall instead of using the stands if you can; cheaper and better, IMO.

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