[bpape]

Hi Nick

When I was referring to the speakers, I meant the mains. There are a variety of reasons for this, not the least of which is that they'll be less obtrusive - but there are performance reasons also.

As for the seating, what I'm asking for is 17" from the back of the bottom of the couch to the trim. People get all hung up about seating having to be against a wall because they've always done it that way. It took me a while to convince my wife about this in our living room - now it's just part of how she likes it. You have the walkway.

Try it for a week.

If it won't fly, then we can still maybe do something on the wall behind the seating to help minimize the large bass issues that will exist.

Bryan