Hi Matt. I'll make a suggestion here, but change as you see fit. At the end of the day your listening to it and your ears are correct.
Also, I'm assuming you want a single "sweet spot" where you get the best sound. From your room layout I'd say it's at the end of the couch nearest the stairs (it 's stairs, yes?) and closest to the door which is at both couches. I'm also assuming here that you'll be lying on the couch, aimed at the telly, not sitting upright /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
* Centre speaker : above or below the telly, probably better above.
* Fronts : Above the window if you can, half way along and the same the other side of the TV. If not, as close to the end of the window as you can.
* Rears : Depends on whether under the stairs is filled (cupboard etc.) or open plan. Assuming open plan then one at the left hand side of the topmost door (by the plan) and one at a similar height, but positioned at the bottom of the stairs roughly.
If the stairs are filled it kinda depends /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
* Sub : Anywhere really, shouldn't matter. If your other half doesn't object, cut the bottom lining out of a couch and put it in there.
Multi-region is what you would normally want for DVD. Of main interest is region 1 (roughly USA), and regions 2 (roughly Europe). If you have multi-region you can order discs from places like
www.play.com and
www.cd-wow.com , getting the latest releases on region 1 before they come out locally. Sometimes even before they're out at the cinema here.
Hope this is useful and remember, your ears rule. If you don't like it the way I suggest, change it. In fact, I positively encourage you to try different positions /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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