Room Acoustics and Speaker Placement

I agree with option #2 especially if you want to treat that space as a listening area.

A picture of the setup would help a lot. If not, give us the

sidewall distance.

No brainer....

#2...no back wall (the back wall in any proximity causes a lot of problems for a high fidelity listening experience)

side wall symmetry --> easily managed with pertinent predictable treatment at a future date (if wife permitted it).

1) speakers will be positioned such that it will only have 1 side wall. The other side will be open (dining area).

2) speakers will have both side walls (not equidistant) but no rear wall (my back will be towards the dining area). 

Been down the one sidewall road.  I noticed the bass dropout most of all.

hey guys, thank you so much for all the comments and suggestions.  Definitely leaning towards option 2.  

hilde45 @jawfxr01  Here are some photos. they’re not perfect but hopefully gives you a idea. I have tried adding notes so you can understand the layout.  The wall to the left side of the speaker is where the TV would go.  The wall to the right of the speaker is basically the entrance to the Apartment.