Speaker Width?

Oh man you are just killing those speakers having them jammed up against the wall like that.  There are only two or three speciality makes designed specifically for that kind of placement.  With all that furniture in the way, I'd try and move them closer to each other and listen from a bit closer also.  This last can be achieved by moving them out from the wall.  They need air to breathe. 

Hi bclark, If you put something on the bottom of your speakers so that you could pull them out for listening and push them back when not, maybe your girlfriend would be OK with that! I installed -Herbie's Lab- "Giant Fat Gliders" on my speakers so I could do just that.Good Luck, Tish

+1.  Herbie's gliders are excellent.  You don't necessarily need the giant fat ones.  The regular ones work very well on wood or tile floors.