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Does ornery know this, and is she okay with it?

Nice try... but I spelled it right, and it's not capitalized. Not a proper noun! (not a complete sentence...)

I know, it was a stretch. It would have worked much better in conversation.

Ro, a little more about positioning the QS4s. The general idea for side surrounds in a 5.1 system is to have them about 2-3' above ear level and slightly behind the listening position. Since you're going to be sitting very close to the back wall it may not be possible to put them much behind you if they're on the side walls, but about a foot away from the back wall may work well. Possibly a bit better in your case would be to mount them on the back wall, but widely separated to about a foot away from the side walls. You might temporarily try both arrangements to see if you like one better.

Thank you for your advice.

I'll try to mount QS4 on the side wall and move the sofa 1- 1.5 feet away from the back wall of the family room.

Another question, does the speaker cables has to be same length for both Left and right QS4 ? I know it has to be on the front L & R but I don't know whether this matters for the surround. I intend to put my recevier on the side wall, so one QS4 has to be 10- 12 feet longer than the other one.

Thanks.

It doesn't have to be the same length on either. When your signal is close to lightspeed, a foot difference don't make no difference.

Hi romeo,

The cables for the front channels do NOT have to be the same length, nor do they for any other channels either. That's just a ruse retailers used to sell more Monster, Kimber and other stuff. Use 12-gauge for runs over 15 feet, 14-gauge for shorter runs; that will reduce resistance to insignificant levels so just measure out the lengths you need to each speaker.

For short runs, 10 feet and less, you can use 16 gauge.

Regards,

Thanks JohnK, Kcarlile and Alan for all their advice.

Alan corrected my concept on speaker cable length. I was told 20 years ago the length should be equal for L and R speakers. At that time, I always placed my equipment in the centre so this came just naturally. Now I know what to do in the future.

Thanks again.

Alan,
Am I correct that the Monster XP Navajo White is 16 gauge?
28' to one of my surround positions and about 44' to the other.
Before I hook up the Qs8's, should I change this all out to 12 gauge?
It would be a lot of trouble, but I am willing to do it if it will really make a big difference.
BTW, running them out of a Yamaha RX-V2092, which has a substantially stouter amp section than the newer generations of high end Yamaha Recivers...
Thanks!
TjB