Speaker Placement and boundary problems

[Bn43]

Originally Posted by slimdude

Yes, your surround channels should be at ear level, and directed towards the sitting area. If your surround speakers are placed too high, they would appear and sound like height channels instead of surrounds.

I remember Dolby somewhere recommending that the surrounds are placed above ear level. This still matters in a 5.1.4 system because non-Atmos/DTS:X tracks won't use the height speakers, ideally.