Not a good idea. they should be 3-4 feet from a wall in a symmetrical situation. The wall directly behind should be deadened with acoustic foam tile. The Ayre will drive them beautifully. That amp should be driving 3.7i or 20.7s Any dipole speaker benefits greatly from the use of subwoofers using a digital 2 way crossover crossing at 100 Hz 48 dB/oct L-R. You will get as much as another 10 dB headroom and much lower distortion levels.
Magnapan LRS placement
I bought a pair of LRS that I’d like to place 7" in front of KEF Reference 1s, leaving the KEFs in place. The KEFs are 41" from the rear wall, Will placing an LRS so close to another speaker be a problem? I’m very satisfied with the Reference 1s, just want to try the LRS.