Move them a more healthy distance from the front wall. The greater of 4' and half the distance between listener and speakers is a good place to start. More than that is better. You also want to maintain the same minimum distance between the listener and back wall. The laws of physics can be in conflict with a feminine sense of aesthetics.
You cannot have large objects between the speakers. A direct view television is right out. Switching to front projection was the best thing I did to my soundstage.
Toe-in will help especially if the room is narrow. Aiming them directly at the listener is a good starting point. Farther toe-in may help in narrower rooms or if they're overly bright in your room.
You need to sit the minimum distance you can without loosing driver integration so that the direct sound isn't getting lost below the room's reverberant field. This is probably under 8'.
Having the speakers form an equilateral triangle with the listener is a nice place to start (60 degree subtended angle between speakers; this would put you 7' from a line drawn through speakers 8' apart).
Treating the first points of reflection should help.
You cannot have large objects between the speakers. A direct view television is right out. Switching to front projection was the best thing I did to my soundstage.
Toe-in will help especially if the room is narrow. Aiming them directly at the listener is a good starting point. Farther toe-in may help in narrower rooms or if they're overly bright in your room.
You need to sit the minimum distance you can without loosing driver integration so that the direct sound isn't getting lost below the room's reverberant field. This is probably under 8'.
Having the speakers form an equilateral triangle with the listener is a nice place to start (60 degree subtended angle between speakers; this would put you 7' from a line drawn through speakers 8' apart).
Treating the first points of reflection should help.