Firstonetallguy -- I was touched by your post, both as a man who also adores his wife and is genuinely interested/invested in her well being and happiness, and as an individual with acquired hearing loss ( after the purchase of a 30k 2 channel system). Thankfully my wife puts up with my hifi addiction ( she half-jokingly refers to her "stereo crackhead" husband when explaining our living room design motif to first time visitors of our home), and my significant hearing loss only involves one ear.
I would add that, in my pursuit of great sound and the audio equipment that would deliver it, I was mindful of not only the WAF factor, but my own aesthetic sensibilities. As Mr Schroeder pointed out above, a wife doesn't want a garage for a living room -- and I don't either. So I went with a Focal 2 way stand mount rather than Maggie's
I would add that, in my pursuit of great sound and the audio equipment that would deliver it, I was mindful of not only the WAF factor, but my own aesthetic sensibilities. As Mr Schroeder pointed out above, a wife doesn't want a garage for a living room -- and I don't either. So I went with a Focal 2 way stand mount rather than Maggie's