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Can the WAF Kill an Audio System?

I have looked over a lot of system pics that members have posted and have read many comments about the Wife Approval Factor. Some systems look so clean it looks like the cleaning person just left. I am wondering if the WAF is at play here or if some folks just like a room than looks neat and tidy? A cleaning person could help with the dust factor in my room but could not help its looks -- with unsightly wiring, accessories and tweaks all over the place. Frankly, if my room were good looking my system would be DOA. The SQ of my system depends on this unsightly mess. A Wife Disapproval Factor (WDF) would kill my system. How about your system? Do you wish you had more freedom to do as you please or is everything just fine with your situation and your room?
sabai
gsm18439
895 posts
 
With a bit of planning, it is possible to have both - a system that sounds good and that is also attractive and neat and tidy. (For the record, I live alone.)
sabai OP
2,027 posts
 
gshepardbuster,

We have a similar arrangement in our house. Works well.

gsm18439,

"Neat and tidy" and good sound" are opposites in my room. When it was tidy the sound was not good. The more untidy it gets the better the sound. Sound wins hands down. There’s no going back.
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onhwy61
5,135 posts
 
To each his own madness, but I believe that if your system doesn't look good, it really won't sound good.  Of course, a room and system that looks like a hurricane just ran through it can actually sound amazing, but I would not want to sit and listen to music (organized sound) in a disorganized room.

How would you feel about boarding a commercial aircraft who's construction and maintenance appeared "untidy"?
ebm
9,311 posts
 
I buy anything i want when i want it my wife loves all my stuff and i get no problems ever!!
sabai OP
2,027 posts
 
ebm,

Ditto.
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