The acronym WAF (wife acceptance factor) was coined a few years back, particularly when referring to speakers and huge power amps. Tubes could go either way, being too funky or having an interesting ambiance..... Most girls are also cold, so the additional heat certainly doesn't hurt. I would much rather look at a tube amp than an Amish fireplace.....
I sat in the Sound Concept with the guys on many a Wednesday when couples would come in, look at quality, attractive and fairly compact shelf speakers only to have the wife turn up her nose at them. "You've got to be kidding!" I said after they left. Anything bigger than a tennis ball wouldn't work. Speakers should be hidden, heard and not seen. This is when the Bose mini cubes, the many imitators of such, and paintable in wall speakers really started to take off.
Myself, I miss my six foot tall Samsonite luggage finished Apogee Duetta Signatures.
Anyway, one of the fellow bloggers in my links at the bottom "Retro Vintage Modern Hi Fi" has a cool feature called "retro hifi girl Friday". I am posting several of the (cleaner) pictures here, after all, I am trying to keep this "G" rated (and also not offend any of my female readers, as if I haven't already). Many thanks in advance to him for the unauthorized reposting of these pictures.
Enjoy!
