Large listening room

If you aren't playing loud you will probably find they sound really great except a bit anemic in the lower octaves. You can augment them with a subwoofer--but it has to be a really good sub and great crossover/amp to get good integration. When you get really good integration there it can be really fabulous. Many people try to add a sub and figure--well I'll start on the inexpensive side and if I like it I can upgrade later. They try it--it sounds horrible because the lower quality sub just can't integrate properly with a pair of high quality monitors. So they figure--well it doesn't sound better I'll just get rid of the sub and not try that again. If you do it, you have to do it right or it will in fact sound worse than with no sub.

I am using a sub and like the integration that I am getting. I feel like I am losing detail being so far away from the speakers.
I liek the idea of keeping the couch where i tis and moving the speakers for listening. Even if the stands are heavy. It would allow for a lot of space behind the speakers which seems to help them with soundstage depth.
Gonna try that and bringing a chair into the room too.

Years ago I had my system in a room of similar dimensions. The sound was always flat and uninvolving when I sat on the couch on the opposite wall. I did exactly as you are planning with a portable chair. made all the difference in the world.
After that experience I am a convert to nearfield (6 to 8 ft) listening. Let us know your impressions after the trial.

tried pulling the speakers forward. This was tough though b/c I spent most of my time futzing with the speaker positioning.
The big thing that I was aware of was the increase in soundstage depth. Seemed like the performers were all in space between and behind the speakers.
Will keep playing with position for a few days. If I can make this work it will have the highest WAF of all possible options.
Thanks to all for the help. will report back in a few days.

spent the day playing with different options. The hassle factor of repositioning speakers in the large room for near field listening is too great. Plus I didnt really like the sound quality up in my face like that.
But I did like pulling some B&W 685's from another room in to a small study. makes me think that I might jus tlet the "home theater room" be the home theater room and make a listening room in the smaller study.
Now if I could just find that smare $10k that was in my other pants pocket...