I feel ya! When my wife leaves, I pull the speakers out where they can breath, and move the furniture around. It bothers her if she even "knows" about, whether she can see it or not, LOL😄
...and yep...the room matters!
OMG - Room Acoustics are Critical - WAF be dam-ed!.
Just wanted to let my friends on Audiogon know - my wife was gone this week - I moved a LAMP in my living room - Sound stage widened by 4 feet. Mid and high end much cleaner.
Room Treatments do matter.
Wish me luck - she gets home in 3 hours!
Enjoy the music - I am amazed at my playlists - like a new and improved system!
tom8999