Best speaker a wife would tolerate

Probably the best finish-out on speakers goes to Legacy Audio. Unfortunately, the sonics don't keep up with the
cosmetics.

My B&W P5 are well received in Cherry. The Matrix I had for a while were a little too obnoxious (they were tolerated). The Nautilus 804 and 803 look stylish in Cherry also (The 803 my next upgrade).

If size is an issue, the Mordant-short mentioned above is a nice small speaker. B&W CDM-2 look nice too.

diapason adamantes' are small stand-mounted speakers that are georgeous, & do a disappearing act sonically. *what* speakers,honey?!? ;~) bass output is also wery good for speakers of this size. r:e: subs, to do 'em properly for 2-channel audio, they may very-well end-up being more obtrusive than full-range floor-standers, as far as the wife is concerned.

i'm saving for newform research nhb645's or r645's, which are butt-ugly, imho - the wife's too - i only hope they sound as good as reputed, so that way she won't let me get rid of 'em after the 30-day in-home trial is over! :>)

Bose mini speakers look and sound AMAZING. I have them in every room.