Verity Parsifals

I have a pair of parsifals that, for reasons to painful to recount, I am forced to situate in the worst possible fashion in our listening room. The speakers will be surrounded by cabinetry! The room is 10x12 feet, with an 8 foot ceiling. While I hope not to have to live with this for more than a year or so, I am trying to figure out how to make the best of a bad situation. Is this just beyond repair or is there something I can do? How about lining the portion of the cabinetry to abutts the speakers with some sort of dampening material?