At the risk of seeming (even more) ignorant, don't most duplexes have a fairly narrow "sweet spot"? Not that it's a big deal, but wouldn't it sound a lot better if you backed up your chair about 20 feet? Seems like the best sound is going to be well in back of you. Regardless of placement, your set up blows away the Altec (sparkomatic) speakers I use for my computer.....