Best speaker a wife would tolerate

It does rather depend on your decor and your wife, but my wife reacts favourably to the Silverline Sonatina and the Martin Logan Aerius and SL3. She also likes the Thiel 2.3 and 1.5, but I don't.

I should have added that I don't think small book-shelf speakers is the way to go. They really need to be out into the room on metal stands and my wife has always disliked the look of metal stands. I have no idea how they sound but the small Final electrostatic hybrid looks very cute.

You can alway go for Sonus Faber. My wife lves my Guarneri's with their funky stringed stands and perfect workmanship. Of course, she loves her TV even more and thus I am relegated to the basement. Iguess it depends on you decor. We go for Scandinavian/Italian furniture, and thus my wife also likes the looks of Martin Logan speakers, the Gallo speakers (in bright red!), and Revel Gems. Maggies didn't fo it for her. She'd even go for Avantgarde Duos in birght red if I was so inclined (they would match the oriental carpet, you see....)

My wife like the MARTIn LOGANs better than the B&W 802s and they are all black.Said that she like the transperancy??

The new Audio Physic Avanti 3 is a knockout...sure to please