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I have decided to go all out with meridian stuff and do a digital theater, but because I want such a large screen (10' wide 16:9), it means we need to put the center behind the screen so that meant no 8000 behind the screen with its side firing woofers.
I have a similar setup, but with 6000's in the front, including the center. The 6000's also have side-firing woofers, but it has not been a problem at all. After all, low frequencies are not very directional. As long as you have sufficient space between the LR speakers and the walls of the room, I don't think you would have a problems with 3 8000's in the front.

I also wired the room for subs but have not used them. The 6000's do provide enough bass, but I think I may add a sub anyway. The reason is that I have a room mode of around 70 Hz. Since I can't get a Meridian room correction solution, by adding a sub I would at least get some limited control over the low end, enough to neutralize the bass hump.

Chris Cooper