Can you help or do I have to get divorced?

The speakers do not have to be out from the wall all the time do they? I imagine this would only apply during those times when you are in your 'happy hour' and doing critical listening. Would she be happy if you left the speakers against the walls most of the time but just pulled them out when you wanted to enjoy them at their best? If she is not happy with that compromise, then maybe the problem is bigger than the speaker issue.

Also for the cut-up who recommended getawife.com - just for the heck of it I tried that site and it automatically re-directs you to a site that features pictures of nude teenage girls. Actually kind of sad.

'money changes everything'-cyndi lauper

Baddabob, that was the solution I had in my first apartment after getting married. The speakers sat close to the rack against a side wall where they were fine as background music, but I could rearrange the room in two minutes and have great sound. It's a simple solution that easily satisfies both parties involved-- The room is arranged the way she wants it, and I get the music in the room I want it in.

I will not divorce a woman because of audio only.
Wife are very important in our life.I just lost
my wife last year,thats why I know.Work it out bro.

Jayctoy --
I'm sorry to hear about your losing your wife, and I'm sure I'm not the only one on this forum who feels that way. While I don't know either you or your late wife aside from what you say here, I'm sure you wouldn't have posted your message unless you and she cared for each other a great deal. The loss of any family member is not easy, but to lose your partner in life is hard indeed. Such a loss puts our audiophile hobby, interesting and satisfying though it can be, into clearer perspective, and I think you're doing us all a favor by pointing that out. Anybody having a disagreement with his wife over things like what kind of speaker to put in the living room should find a way to work it out, even if she's being very unreasonable. You never know how long you will have to live together, and getting along with your wife is more important than getting your way about speakers.