Nice system. Very clearly well thought out. Having your wife pleased is really a great endorsement. Women have much better hearing and are extremely sensitive to very low levels of high frequency hash and any distortion in the treble. If you are not careful you can put together a very high end system that will drive women up the wall... and not in a good way. So this is a great endorsement.
So, I' recommend treading very carefully lest you loose that. I recommend doing a lot of listening to better preamps and amps. I would recommend Audio Research, Conrad Johnson, and VAC. These will elevate the level of details and realism without introducing a hard or brittle high end. I would bring them home before buying and make sure your wife feels the same way.
My partner finally loved the sound of my system when I moved to Audio Research... before that the same thing... that sounds very nice... and left.

