I second the vote for Sonus Faber. I find the Cremonas beautiful and sonically great. If you are willing to look at a bookshelf, in a smaller room the Cremona Auditors are killer for the price and look great with their custom stands. In the right finish the JM Labs Electra 926 or Diva Utopia are very attractive. In sizable measure I own the 926's just as much because my wife finds them attractive as because I like the way they sound.
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Cain and Cain's, all of them are absolutely beautiful. Also, I don't like the speakers but MartinLogan's look great. I have a solution as well. I have had Magnepan 1.6qr's and now 3.6R's, and my wife loves the sound hates the look. But, they are so flat and not too heavy, that I can disconnect and slide them behind a decorative screen. Check out my system there is a picture with the 1.6qr's out, then one with everything put away. Good luck. |
This is the first time I see people recommend Merlin for WAF. Any wifes that I know, including mine, thought Merlin is about as plain and ugly as it gets. No offense, but Merlin is a black box with no style of any kind. Especially if you put Merlin right next to Wilson Benesch, Sonus Faber, Chario, or Diapason, I don't think any wifes will notice Merlin at all and probably assume Merlin is a speaker stand :) |
A few of my favorites Avalon Eidolon http://www.avalonacoustics.com/images/eid-grand.jpg Wilson Benesch ACT's http://www.wilson-benesch.com/act/actlarge/act3.jpg Tidal Audio http://www.tidal-audio.de/pictures/mahagony-pia.jpg http://www.tidal-audio.de/pictures/ameabubingagross.jpg Merlin's: though Black ice blue is the best http://www.merlinmusic.com/images/PBVSMshdw.jpg Sonus Faber http://www.sumikoaudio.net/sonus/images/products/amati_pair.jpg Lumen White http://www.lumenwhite.com/whitelight.jpg Venture Audio http://www.ventureaudio.com/images/products/lexellence.jpg Dali Loudspeakers http://www.dali.dk/images/page/64_2.jpg Focus http://www.focusaudio.ca/graphics/FS888creative_original.jpg Joseph Audio http://www.josephaudio.com/gfx/photo.pearl.jpg Kharma http://www.kharma.com/_images/other/shows/ces/e.jpg Martin Logan http://www.martinlogan.com/rail_app/Speakers/PR_NC_1.jpg Opera Loudspeakers http://www.operaloudspeakers.com/listening/callas/image/Divina-MOGANO-da-alto_picco.jpg Pierre Gabriel http://www.pierregabriel.com/PierreGabriel/Image/MasterRef.jpg ProAc http://gon4.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1113169856.jpg Quad http://www.iagamerica.com/quad/22linbox.jpg Red Rose http://www.redrosemusic.com/images/rosebudII.jpg http://www.redrosemusic.com/images/rosebud_rw.jpg Totem Acoustics http://www.totemacoustic.com/english/images/photos/floorStand_forest.jpg Usher http://www.usheraudio.com/speaker-usher777.html |
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