Speaker Placement/Mix Position Tradeoff

Hello all! I'm certain this topic (or one very much like it) has been discussed before, but my searches didn't return what I was looking for. Many apologies if this is a repeat -- if it's already been touched on, just point me to the right thread and I'll leave you alone.... I have a small room that I use as a control room and tracking room. The room has terrible dimensions (about 108"x108"x140" deep) -- not very good for critical listening. Nevertheless, it's the room I've got so it has to work. My issue is this: If I want my mix position to be forward of the center of the room (I've been told 38% is a good distance), my speakers have to be pretty much right up against the wall, very close to the bass traps that will be occupying the corners in a few days. So it's either have the speakers butted up to the wall/traps, or move them further away and listen from the center of this very small room. Which do you think would be worse? Of course I could always move everything further away from the wall and sit 38% away from the back wall, but that seems like a bad idea, not least because it leaves me with no room for anyone else to be in the studio. It should be noted that even with the speakers as close to the wall as I can get them, my mix position is still pretty close to the middle of the room. I'm not sure if there's anything I can do (short of getting a shallower desk and moving the speakers closer together) to get my mix position as far forward as 38%. Any thoughts or input will be much appreciated. Thanks! Pete

How about going for broadband absorbtion on the rear wall and moving the mix position to 33-38% from the back wall? Modall it's the same, the only issue is that you get more reflections from the rear wall (which would hopefully be countered by the broadband absorbtion). Cheers Kris