As this model is relatively new and I assume you haven't had them that long - how did you get them in the house without the Wife going along with their look??? My god man, it is my opinion that you have one of the finest speakers that can be owned. To suggest changing these wonderful speakers to accomodate a specific look is absolutely ludicrous!!! Most of us only dream of owning a $8K speakers (and of course the ancilliary gear to go with them) and would sincerely try to build a room to accommodate them just to realize the marvelous sound reproduction they could provide. I guess I am just jealous and would dearly love to be in the position to say "change the Quads - they no longer suit the room..." But you know what - I would never dream of changing them - if the room is so important then flog the Quads and have a HT contractor install a pair of in-wall units - the kind you can paint to match the walls - the hell with sonics - lets make sure the room can be featured in Martha Stewart's next issue...
