My suggestion is to place the better speakers closer to your ears (the side speakers), and the lesser-quality ones farther from your ears (rear wall). If you can aim the rear speakers to bounce off the ceiling, it will diffuse the sound more, and make the quality difference between the speakers less detectable.
Surround speakers: Better ones at rear or side?
I have two pairs of monitors I'm going to use in a home theater setup. One pair is far better sounding than the other. Which pair should be the rear surrounds and which the side surrounds?
The rears will be placed 8 ft behind the seat and near the ceiling. The sides will be just behind the seat, on the side wall.
Thanks,
Ben.
The rears will be placed 8 ft behind the seat and near the ceiling. The sides will be just behind the seat, on the side wall.
Thanks,
Ben.