I had the same concerns when my QS8s arrived but what I realized after a while was that I was getting surround effects, they just didn't seem to be coming from the QS8s.

I get sounds at all angles behind and beside me, but if you asked me whether the QS8s were doing anything...

Just a thought.

M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39
M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1
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