Thank you all for your sage suggestions. Listener57, I will try moving my speakers up closer (BTW I have the LSA10, formally known as DK Design XDreams.) Mmike84, I'll look into the Lynngdorf for possible future addition. Bar81, I noticed something like what you suggested right here on audiogon (@ $110 each, a definite possibility.) So all of you so far have indeed helped me much already!
ROOM ACOUSTIC ADVICE NEEDED
I have 2 acoustic problems dictated by decor: 1-An 8' wide wall unit between, and 4-5" behind, speakers, and 2-Near-field listening position (5-6') forced by dining island behind sofa-(my full range dynamic speakers with ribbon tweeter coaleses at more like 8-10'.) What can I do to control the acoustics?