WAF - Wife Acceptance Factor


Much has been written in these threads about the dreaded WAF, or wife acceptance factor. It usually entails making a compromise, or not getting that perfect speaker, or amp, or ... Well you get the picture.

But tell the truth guys. Haven't there been times when wifey actually helped?

In my case, I casually mentioned to my wife that the picture quality of my front projector would be much improved if I could better cotrol the light in the den. So what did she do?

She put up nice thick curtains. It not only blocks the light and makes the den like a cave, it also improves the diffuse surround sound field with the absorptive material. What a gal!

Would love to hear your stories. :o)
kinsekd

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Sooooooo… a few days ago me and the wife of 40+++ years are watching TV and out from nowhere she says… “27”. I politely responded with a… “What(?)”. She says… “27”. I politely responded with another… “What(?)” She responded with a short and sweet… “your stereo”. I responded with another… “What(?)“, and a little louder this time she says… “27”. I politely said something along the line of “help me out here… what are you saying”. She said “you’ve got 27 pieces of stereo equipment in this room”. I looked at my system and stared counting… amp, pre-pro, CD, and 2 speakers = (help me out here)… 5… and proudly announced my findings… and she says… “that’s what I mean… you’re out of control”. I politely said “What(?)”… … … and she starts counting everything down to the cable lifters, speaker stands, interconnects, power cables, and on and on and on. I looked at her and said… “What(?)”.