Seasons greetings fellow A'goner.Ok here's what you do.Get yourself a pair of Dynaudio Audience 42's or even better a pair of Focus 110's.They are physically small but play MUCH bigger.Thier sound will KILL the Bose your used to.Put them on a good pair of 30"-36"stands(Studio Tech SP series or similar).They can be placed closer to the back wall which will help bass response as well as free up some much needed space in your smallish room.Re cable the system but don't get crazy.Lastly spend a couple of hundred $'s on some WELL recorded music,ESPECIALLY music that your wife enjoys listening to.Once she gets a taste of really good tunes she will be much more receptive to changes in the system & or listening room.Good luck & have a great holiday.
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Please forgive the naive questions. I'm getting my Sansui AU-11000 refurbished and would like to upgrade my speakers. Showed the Misses and was exposed to a serious case of mad wife disease. Towers of any kind are out. Don't have a listening room per se, just a 350sq.ft. living room in which I mostly listen to CDs - lots of acoustic guitar, bluegrass and of course all the rock I grew up with. At the risk of sounding like a complete Philistine, my current speakers are Bose 901 series VI. Best monitor sized 2-channel speakers in you opinion? Could spend 1-2K.