[xabi_alonso]

Can anyone give me any advice on 5.1 speaker placement?

I have a Yamaha RX-V465 amp and the Jamo AC102 HC5S speaker package.

Below is a diagram of my intended room layout (4m x 4m/13ft x 13ft):

The TV will be wall mounted on the chimney breast and the centre speaker will be directly below at ear height. Both TV and centre speaker will be 2.60m (8.5 ft) from the listening position (1.00m height - I'm a shortarse!).

The problem I have is with the fronts and surrounds. I've done some measuring and these are the options I have:

Fronts:

Position 1: Ear Height, 3.30m (10.8 ft) from listening position, 3.92m (12.8 ft) apart
Position 2: Ear Height, 3.50m (11.5 ft) from listening position, 3.92m (12.8 ft) apart
Position 3: Ear Height, 2.80m (9.2 ft) from listening position, 1.55m (5.1 ft) apart

Rears:

This is the real problem, because of the two doors on the back wall.

As far as I can tell, the back left has 3 possibles (A, B, C) as does the back right (D, E, F).

I'll be aiming the rear speakers above ear height whatever the setup. However, I'd like to keep them at roughly equal distances from the listening position, so that would mean pairing the following:

A/B and E/F: minimum 2.10m (6.9 ft) high (because of the door into the lounge), so at least 2.30m (7.5 ft) from listening position

or

C and D: minimum 1.60m (5.2 ft) height (because of the stair cupboard door), so at least 1.60m (5.2 ft) from listening position


Do any of you wonderfully helpful people have any suggestions before I start cutting cable and drilling holes to try stuff out?

Cheers,

Mike