Thanks to all for the informative and interesting responses. I'll experiment with trying to move them a bit closer together but the audio table that holds my gear is between the speakers. They are a decent distance from the wall but I cannot move any further back. My listening chair is against the opposite wall that the system occupies. I have always flirted with the notion of removing that wall and making my place into a large studio. I could move further away but I don't know if the structure of the place would allow it and of course the landlady would have to be told. As great as a relationship that we have I don't think it would wash. Hurts being poor.
