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Placement of subwoofers

Hi All. I would appreciate your views as to the placement of subwoofers in my system. I attach 2 pictures of my room for your reference below:-

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18w78TPuX5b9NnpA0msXvWH5Pt1ytL0NF/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zo9AMKBQ07HHJHxbAPcAaB8s_NCtK6Fz/view?usp=sharing

Based on the reading that I have done, I understand that the subwoofers should be placed alongside / parallel to the main speakers, and not behind them. If this is so, should the subwoofers be on the inside or outside of the main speakers? Right now they are positioned on the outside of my main speakers, but they are behind them by 1 to 2 feet. I feel that this is a system weakness and have been contemplating relocating my subwoofers as a result. 

Also, my subwoofers are placed very close to other bulky furniture, which leads me to wonder as to the effect on the sound emanating from the subwoofers. Will this effect or otherwise block the sound from my subwoofers? 

FYI due to the WAF, I unfortunately have limited choices in the placement of my subwoofers. 

Any input would be welcome.

Thanks!

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Appreciate the suggestions everyone. Very helpful! Below is the course of action that I am in the midst of carrying out based on the suggestions.

As I had removed most of my furniture from my living room to address this issue, I decided to get on my knees and do the subwoofer crawl (thanks @fstein ). I found the locations that I thought the bass sounded mildest (I am rather bass shy), and for now, have placed them on the right of the front wall (behind the speakers) and immediately behind my sitting position, against the back wall (thanks @avanti1960 ​​, @tablejockey , @12many ).  

Over the next couple of weeks, I will make minor adjustments to the location and gain of the subwoofers, in order to see what works best. Also, having done the subwoofer crawl, I now know the locations in my living room where the bass is most boomy and will try using bass traps to see what effect it has on the sound of my system (thanks @rick_n ). If all else fails, I will try the DSPeaker 8033 II as suggested by @kota1 .

Thanks everyone for the helpful suggestions!
 

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