Speaker Width?

OK.... so I have read all the posts so far..... It's a small LIVING room for gosh sakes!!  This guy is NOT going to pull the speakers 2 feet into the room.  Any he's NOT going to ditch his hot and/or rich girlfriend... what are you nuts?  And you see that spectacular view?  I'm an audio nut, but there is more to life (please, please let there be more.....)  And yes, maybe it's a bit TOO much speaker for the room, but nothing is permanent.  The #1 thing I thinks you can do now is get some nice looking absorption panels to go directly behind the speakers.  I have built my own, and I've also had some made with custom fabric that looks cool.  Being the bay area, there must be a local company that makes sound panels.  I used LA Sound Panels here in LA, and have some with a foliage patten fabric.  They can be made any size, look great, and will dramatically improve your imaging!   

On the other hand his speakers are 12 feet apart. So, his living room cannot be too small. Besides, as I’ve oft commented, 12 feet is waaay too far apart. Perhaps if the room was 50 by 50...

I would move the speakers in as close to the sides of that cabinet as possible, but more importantly, I would toe them in to the point where I could see the outside edge of the speakers when sitting back in the main listening position.  In other words have the tweeters facing a point about 12" to 15" in front of your head when reclining back in the sweet spot.  From my experience, the image snaps into focus more precisely and the area between the speakers is filled more completely, especially when the speakers are sitting on the long wall of a room.  Try it.