I have the exact same sound system in my bedroom as my living room, yet the sound in my "closed" in bedroom sounds alot better & more balanced then that of my open living room- obviously accoustics plays a role in this. What I was wondering though is, in my bedroom with the exception of the center speaker which for logistical purposes is 2 feet higher then the other 4 satellite speakers, the speakers are all roughly at the same height level while in my living room, the 3 front speakers are about 3' higher then the rear speakers. Listening from a couch, this translates to the rear speakers being about 1 foot lower then my ears & the front speakers being 2' higher then my ears. For various reasons which I don't wish to discuss here, SPL meters are no use to me whatsoever. Assuming the speakers were equal distance in actuality the front speakers are 9 feet away & the rear speakers 4 feet away), which volume would be more dominent to the average persons ears, the speakers 2 feet above the ear level or 1 foot below? Should I decrease the DB's of the more dominent speakers or increase the db's of the less dominent ones? Will each produce the same result? Sorry if this sounds like a bad SAT question.