A little help with my theater setup

[jeskibuff]

So, here is my dilemma, the side surrounds, right now, I have them mounted about 1 foot in front of the listening position (the couch next to the lazyboy, that is where we sit 99% of the time). Should I move those back a bit and angle them a bit forward?

In my opinion, you should move them further BEHIND you, maybe 1 or 2 feet behind your heads. Don't bother angling them forward. Where they're at now will NOT put you properly in the surround field. What you sense should be happening behind you will actually be "happening" in front of you, which is not the way it is meant to be.

But, if I do this, will the sound from them blend too much with the rear surrounds that are mounted above the rear window?

If you can properly set the distances of both the sides and the rears using your preamp/receiver, you won't have to worry about improper "blending".

If you spend 99% of your time on that couch, I would try to center it between the side walls. Move the recliner to some other spot and you should have plenty of room to get to the play area on both sides of the couch. Your listening position is really screwy right now, off-center from ALL the speakers.