It’s extremely important to maintain compatibility with all existing surround formats.
Lipinski Royal Fidelity recommends to elevate L/R Surround speakers, and leave L/R Back Surround speakers on listener’s ear level.

Universal loudspeaker placement for systems 2.0 / 4.0 / 5.1 / 5.0 / 6.0 / 7.1 / 8.0

L        Left
R        Right
LS      Left Surround
RS      Right Surround
C        Center
LFE     Center Back
LBS    Left Back Surround
RBS    Right Back Surround
Lsub   Left front subwoofer
Rsub   Right front subwoofer

Here is a PDF of a typical room setup depicted by our design team.

1. Identical Speakers Neither "center-channel" horizontal designs nor "surround speakers" (e.g., bipolar) allow for precise control of all aspects of the spatial imaging if the speakers are not identical. Therefore, our design is based on adherence to one of our strongest beliefs: that only absolutely identical speakers are appropriate for professional surround monitoring.

2. Matching Full-Range Speakers with Appropriate Subwoofers Deep bass extension in all surround speaker positions can cause extensive phase problems and makes room setup extremely difficult. The only solution is to have excellent main speakers with the lowest octave extension provided by front subwoofers. This also addresses the practical aspect of limiting the size and weight of the main units.

Note: Some phonographic SACD recordings use the subwoofer channel as a ceiling/center back channel. In this case, a sixth identical speaker should be installed in the back, above the head of the listener. Similarly, 8-channel Blu-ray requires elevating L/R Surround speakers.

3. Subwoofer Concept Single or multiple front subwoofers should supplement bass extension for the main speakers, thereby making the system full range. Separate subwoofers also make setting up a room much more flexible. Because subwoofers have a slight but noticeable influence on imaging—and even sharp, low-pass filters allow for some directional bleeding above 100Hz—we recommend front-firing woofers. For the same reason, we recommend two wide-spread front subwoofers instead of one.

4. Integrated Class-A Amplification To achieve the ultimate signal integrity, we have integrated our proprietary Class-A amplification directly into the speaker enclosure. This eliminates the distance between the amplifier and the driver. By internalizing the power, we ensure the amplifier exercises absolute grip and control over the driver's motion, resulting in transient response and clarity that external systems simply cannot match.

5. Balanced XLR Connectivity  All our Class-A powered speakers are equipped with balanced XLR inputs. This allows for long cable runs—essential for rear surround channels—without any degradation of sound. This is a significant advantage over systems using standalone amplifiers and passive speakers; such setups require long runs of speaker cable which degrade sound quality considerably.

6. Speaker Stands (36” and 30”) The height of the tweeters should be set to the listener’s ear while the subject is in a sitting position. While 30” stands are standard for couch listening, 36” stands are often required for professional monitoring but are difficult to find. Therefore, we designed and custom-manufactured our own to ensure perfect acoustic positioning.

7. Surround Monitoring Console The console should have the cleanest possible signal path and features not available on today’s market. We are in the prototype process of designing a “straight wire” console based on our unique Lipinski Square Class-A patented circuitry. Availability is to be announced.

8. Matching Components Unlike other pro-audio manufacturers, we do not "tweak" the inaccuracy of one piece of equipment with the adjustment of another (e.g., using DSP to correct the frequency response of an inferior driver). Each component—whether the internal Class-A amp or the driver itself—must be state-of-the-art on its own. Only at the very end do we evaluate the system as a whole.