WAF - Wife Acceptance Factor

I told my wife I was considering a Meridian 861 v4 for the main system.... her comment to me was "Will you hear a difference?" to which I said I think so, so she told me I should buy it!

I actually am very lucky, my wife lets me do anything I want to the stereo so WAF isn't really an issue to me!

I too hear horror stories about fights over audio equipment. Sometimes its the money, which can be substantial, other times its the aesthetics. In my case my wife doesn't bother with my main room in the basement which has large speakers and lots of cables, and she can decorate the rest of the house as she sees fit. In a small library, I compromised and put VR-1s in the built-in open bookshelves and the components in another part of the bookshelves. Far from ideal, but the sound is still great, the wood of the VR-1s matches the wood of the shelves, so everybody is happy. I suspect that any arguments about audio or WAF are symptoms of larger problems. This passion is an easy target if there are other marital issues. (I also think I just wore my wife down and she decided to pick her battles more selectively!!)

If I go and buy some equipment.. she just goes to Vickie's or Fredericks and buys more lingerie' to wear when she does her pole dancing in our bedroom!
That aside... she's helping our tremendously in my studio build. She actually did all the rock wool insulation without breaking a nail!!

Regards,
Bruce

Very few talk about CAF, cat acceptance factor. My cat rather likes to scratch the front of my speakers and sleep on the mono amps, which rest on the floor. So far, he is less willing to compromise than your wife and completely unwilling to help. Do you think that I should rate the speakers a "9" when I sell them?

Viridian: hmmmmm, cat scratched, cat hair laden speakers? As a buyer, I'd have to rate them a "Nein."