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Is it even possible to set up a system in 12x12 room?

I am moving next week and there is an extra room that is 12x12 with 9 foot ceiling. This will not be my main system but I have an extra gear I would like to use. I have never set up a system in a square room and definitely not this small of a room. I have a couple pair of 8 ohm 87 db monitors that go down around 40 to 50hz and a pair of 6 ohm 87db floorstanders that go to 27hz with ports in the front. I have a el84 tube amp that is 25 watts and a 150 watt solid state amp with a tube Preamp. The couch will have to go directly on back wall and may be able to pull speakers 2 to 3 feet off front wall and maybe a foot or so off side walls. Is there anyway to make this enjoyable to listen too? I know I'm going to have to treat room but where would panels perform best or am I wasting my time?
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Another consideration is speakers that are designed for placement very close to the wall or even the corners that will give you more room in the room for your listening space. 

I moved from a 26x18 room to a 11x14 room and found the larger system would just not work in the smaller room so I went to smaller stand mount monitors ( Sonus Fabers) that worked well with some room treatment. after a year I got a set of AudioNote ANE's and they sat in the corners and gave me the bass back I was missing from the monitors and with the room treatment sounded great. I had an open double door behind my chair so I was able to get back further from the speakers. 
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