Great speaker sounds terrible in my room?

Let's see if I picture this correctly.

Studio apartment.  Cannot place them closer to the front wall.  Maybe could place them 2-3 feet closer to the front wall.  Would like to keep aesthetically pleasing and utilitarian...  

I picture the "front wall" as being the kitchen/dining area?  Is room rearrangement possible?

I had a studio apartment about 20x35 feet.  Entry, kitchen/dining, living area, sliding door, lanai, then10 story down.  My placement was reverse of yours.  My front wall was the sliding door.  My back was the kitchen/dining area. 

1- You are near field listening anyway, turn everything 90 degrees.  Use those walls.

2-Reverse like I had.  Have the kitchen behind you.

If rearrangement cannot be possible, maybe something like of a reflective room divider 2-3 feet behind your speakers.  Haaa, Just for picture imagery.  A pair of Magnepans. Or two. 

I forgot to add.  Experiment.  Just put something reflective behind each speaker.

Sometimes in life,it is what it is.  @jl1ny, how long until you bug out of ny?  Maybe these aren’t the speakers for you right now?  I’ve heard really great things about Ref 3A.  However they seem to be a little fussier than the ProAc’s.  If you can live with the shortcomings until you move,cool and the gang. If not, nothing wrong with revisiting them down the road. 

@kingsleuy here’s the general layout.

@rocray  I could leave today but I’ll make a run for it probably in 2-3 years. I’m in love with the build quality of these speakers, the Corian cabinets are incredible. I’d consider tucking them away until I move if I have to. In the right room with dual subs they would be insane and I already heard what they are capable of in a bigger room. The manufacturer still offers full service on them even though they are no longer in production so no worries there. Oh did I mention that I stole these for a fraction of the msrp ($4K+).