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Bookshelf speakers on a bookshelf (Sad)

Ok, building new house wife killed my stereo ambitions with an awful built in tv console cabinet.  Room is large, there is Sonos in the ceiling and outdoor area so that’s fine for background.  She sold my B&W 802s when we moved but thinks the McIntosh stuff looks cool so that can stay.  MA352 int amp and a mt5 turntable.  I thought there was room for floor standing speakers next to the built in but sadly there isn’t room.  I can put a sub in, budget is whatever, but I don’t want want to turn 20k Focals into $4000 speakers buried on a bookshelf.  Any suggestions?  Thanks, Mark 

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stereo5
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I would get rid of the cabinet and tell her it was stolen. My wife knew long before we were married that the stereo is my baby only. 

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dekay
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Then he would need something to cover the gaping void...

 

DeKay

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mduffy18d OP
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Hahahahahah!

 

thank you guys for all the help I need it.  I’ll be honest, it basically comes down to a free pass to drink and play golf every Friday-Sunday and she gets to design the house.  It’s not as bad as you thin. (We live on a golf course).  So I’m not a total P&%sy.

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roxy54
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There's so much discussion about the state of High End audio and the problems that plague it, from the state of the economy to changes in lifestyle, but I think that the biggest single enemy of the High End is women.

ghasley
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@roxy54 

 

I'm not so sure, there are a couple of data points in the OP's dialogue that deserve mention.

(1) His wife obviously has exceptional hearing if she expelled from her home and summarily banished a pair of B&W's and,

(2) She agreed to jointly build a home on a golf course.

 

There is a special place in heaven for all of our significant others (if there happens to be a place in the cloud for us at all). The problem here may rest with whether we deserve our good fortune or not. A footnote to this story as well...since they were building, the OP could have specified a purpose built listening room and he did not. Therefore, if splitting hairs, this is a self inflicted challenge the OP must overcome LOL. Best to all.

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