Wife approval factor?

Won't happen. She loves music, and I never complain (though I kid her) on her compulsive shoe and coat purchases. Our closets are brimming with shoes and coats. She buys a lot at places where the return policy is liberal, so she can change her mind and return them. Which happens all the time. Our closets are full of the coats that they won't take back!

Maybe that's why my wife is so tolerant?

I now realize that every closet in my house has ever-so-gradually filled to capacity with shoes, purses, clothes and girlie stuff! It was so subtle that it took reading your post for me to realize it!

Kidding aside, I knew my wife had enough clothing to fill an abyss before I married her. If that's what she likes, then I am all for it. I am very fortunate that she also has an affection for nice audio gear.

Good luck with your new wife & life Mario.

I guess it's better to be lucky than good! I was very lucky in my marriage, including the "audio" part of it. I only spend what we can afford, so that helps. But what really makes the difference is that she loves to listen to the music. She turns the system on and listens when I'm not home. Heck, we literally designed the house around the stereo so we can hear it well virtually anywhere we are in the house. At the end, for me, the music sells itself.

i did get the legacy focus, gave her a song about last girl friend wouldnt let me have them,we worked out a deal if i get speakers she get ring .legacys cost me alot, and santa gave me the sub,said sub was as big as her hope chest,it works out..man if she knew how much cables cost

Well in my house I have a dedicated listening room
(Dads room) no kids, dog, or wife. This works for me, only problem I have is, she doesn’t understand why I need a new preamp, go figure? LOL