I'm finishing my basement and putting in a custom-built entertainment center. Believe me, I'm aware that this is not optimal. I've already accepted that my HT system won't be perfect. I've fought WAF and practicality issues from the beginning, but I may be still be able to save the height of my left and right fronts if it is critical.
Right now the plan is to have the top of the entertainment center where the speakers will sit at 34" high, but I can squeeze that down a bit if I have to. The tweeter on my Polk LSiM 703s is 10-1/2" above the bottom, so that puts them at 44-1/2" above the floor. Listening distance will be about 10'. Are the speakers too high? Will the sound stage be weird or out of balance somehow? The center will be below the TV with tweeter at about 24" above the floor. I know I'll probably need to angle it up a bit but that's okay. No second row. I can't really angle the bookshelves down though. Or can I? Should I? That sounds weird. Please advise.