Good ideas. In fact, great details. I think I will try the complete room re-arrangement and see how that goes.
At present the side wall reflection treatments aren't great, in the sense that the window on the left starts at the midpoint between the tweeter and woofer. There is a bookcase but a low one that is below the window. The right is open but I do have a large plush chair and some bookcases that correspond with the 1st reflection point. Maybe this deadening in opposition to the window's highly reflective properties is a problem. Other experiments with toe have been mixed. There is a focussing but a corresponding collapse of size and imaging. Hard to explain but the manufacturer suggests no toe-in and I have found that preferable in the long run. I guess I could put the TV on the other wall but I doubt it will reall work there. We'll see.
As far as behind my head. At present the wall is about 5", that is inches, not a typo, behind me with a large wool Iranian rug hanging the width of the couch. The speakers are about 8' away at the moment.
I'll try the re-arrangement and post again.