FWIW...we all deal with WAF issues and it was a motivating factor in me starting my company. I make stand-mounts largely because my wife hates floor standers and it allows me to keep my own speakers in the living room. But every wife is different.
You need to define best looking according to her. I designed the speakers to my wife’s taste. I use simple cabinets with interesting looking drivers. I thought she would be horrified by my stands and she loved them and thinks the metal IsoAcoustic pucks look great. They can be unpredictable at best.
For me, I had a pair of Raidho X-1s. To say my wife hated them doesn’t really capture her feelings and she ranted about the white speaker cone. I use an Eton driver and the cone is shiny white with a sort of swirl to it and she loves it. Shiny vs flat made a difference too her. Gloss baffle vs aluminum baffle mattered to her. Again, unpredictable at best.
But, I can only complain so much since she did allow me to start my own speaker company. The right manufacturer can be more flexible than you think. I work with a cabinet maker who will put any veneer on my cabinets. We can stain or paint them any color. I am about to do a photo shoot with a speaker in an African Rosewood/Bubinga veneer.
Find the right company to work with and you will have a lifetime of happiness.
You need to define best looking according to her. I designed the speakers to my wife’s taste. I use simple cabinets with interesting looking drivers. I thought she would be horrified by my stands and she loved them and thinks the metal IsoAcoustic pucks look great. They can be unpredictable at best.
For me, I had a pair of Raidho X-1s. To say my wife hated them doesn’t really capture her feelings and she ranted about the white speaker cone. I use an Eton driver and the cone is shiny white with a sort of swirl to it and she loves it. Shiny vs flat made a difference too her. Gloss baffle vs aluminum baffle mattered to her. Again, unpredictable at best.
But, I can only complain so much since she did allow me to start my own speaker company. The right manufacturer can be more flexible than you think. I work with a cabinet maker who will put any veneer on my cabinets. We can stain or paint them any color. I am about to do a photo shoot with a speaker in an African Rosewood/Bubinga veneer.
Find the right company to work with and you will have a lifetime of happiness.