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My early trials of surround sound were in the late 80s and the speakers were at head height (on stilts) as it was not a dedicated cinema room. I didn't like the side speakers firing into my ears though the rears were more tolerable. I played with the angle of the speakers, which helped, but in my first dedicated room I implemented what I had experienced in commercial cinemas where surround sound was much more diffuse because the speakers were both higher and much further away (even in small venues). I chose dipoles because they fired past you rather than at you and I mounted them about 3 feet above head height. I liked what I heard and have carried on from there.