Does your wife enjoy music? Who are her favorite artists? If the answer to the first question is "no" then you know what to do. If it is "yes" then get what you want. Get all of her favorite music and let hear listen to it for a week or two. She will want the audio equipment as much (if not more than) you do. It worked for me. My wife and I now enjoy my(our)system together and often. She has her set of music and I have mine. It works out pretty well. We now disagree on what to listen to but not on the equipment. She hears better than I do and now loves the big floor standers.
Can you help or do I have to get divorced?
Size and Placement does matter do to a misunderstood wife. I can't have speakers on stands, I can't have floorstanding speakers, and in-wall speakers are too permanent. What in the hell am I suppost to do? My room is 17' X 14' and I'm looking for speakers that will be used for music listening and eventually home theater listening. (when I can afford to complete the system). I want to find a good pair of speakers and amp that I can eventually build a good home theater system with. I need to stay below $1,000 for speakers. Any advice?