Speakers Women Like

I've been a music lover since I was a kid. Wrote my first song after getting a portable reel to reel tape player for Christmas when I was about 8 (but tore it apart soon afterward trying to find out how it worked).  As a teenager I installed a cassette deck in my Daddy's Caddy with the help of a fellow highschool friend (who years later ended up being my husband).  I spent my first tax refund on a Pioneer Stereo Cassette Recorder and kept it until it died after my 2nd son was born.  My husband was the first one to spend serious money for a stereo amp and turntable (he bought these before we had our first child and we still have them today-kids, amp and turntable).  Today I'm the more serious listener.  My speakers are Monitor Audio's (which I'd never claim to be the best but they sound awfully good to my ears).  One day I may trade them in for a pair of Thiel's or Focal Aria's. I don't like bright colored or odd shaped speakers. I've contemplated Maggies, but my room isn't big enough.  I recently bought a tall cylindrical SVS subwoofer after my HSU quit working. I can't imagine any music (not even classical) without tight, accurate, visceral bass.  My 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pair of headphones were Sennheiser's (the last 2 pair 650 and 800).  I tried Audeze and Grado too but finally found my music soul mate, Hifiman HE-6.  Weirdo me, I listen without earpads and they sound fantastic!  I don't know any other people who care about the quality of music as much as I do. I listen to many different genre's (jazz, R&B, contemporary and traditional gospel, Celtic, Native American, classical, country, pop, rock, electronica, new age, trip hop, soundtracks, Gospel Rap, and I have an expansive Christmas collection that covers almost all these genre styles). Individualism and individual choices. I think that's what it all boils down to. 

Erik, took a look at the Klang Tong NADA's and they're beautiful.  And yep, as a kid I built a few go-carts and a tree house so I'm familiar with hand tools.  Still have an oak wall clock and several bookcases I built when my kids were very young. (My husband bought me a table saw). But I'm not up to the challenge of building anything that doesn't come with instructions written in English (and a ton of illustrations).  I've read too many things with Google translate that sounded weird.  I have seriously considered upgrading to Monitor Audio PL300's. Honestly, I've never heard any Focal's or Thiel's (but I did audition & was impressed with the Maggies). Maybe I should stick with the familiar Monitor Audio family.
You're welcome, Ivan.  I know how you feel about speaker placement out in the living room. I moved mine out once and came back later to find them practically against the wall. But to be fair my husband was trying to keep them from attracting the attention of our curious grand daughters.  He meant well. Happy 4th!

Great post, theophile! But all jokes aside, it's pretty simple.  Each woman (like each man) looks for different things in speakers. Boils down to individual taste.  I know women and men who are satisfied listening to their music on their phones. Some listen through earbuds, others through the device's tiny speakers (ugh!). I only listen to music on my Kindle (portable) when I have NO other choice. My Bose earbuds aren't awful but after listening through the HE-6, the Bose are unsatisfying. My HE-6 is attached to a WyWire Red XLR cable. If anybody on this thread knows how the WyWire Platinum speaker cable effects speaker sound quality I'm interested.