Prior to living in my current home I had a dedicated listening room which was really just a spare bedroom. During that time all of my listening was with 2-way monitors in the nearfield. Pro-Ac, Audio Research, Wadia was my primary system. No turntable due to limited space. My current system represents a concept that I wanted to achieve by having a great system in a living room environment without all the equipment cluttering the room while being child friendly. I chose an antique Baker Furniture cabinet and configured a system that would fit nicely inside. All cables run underneath the floor through the basement. Wife is happy and I achieved the goal of not turning my living room into an audio nerd haven. The Bryston/PMC combo is fantastic too.
Well done. Mission accomplished on keeping your wife happy. Mine would probably still complain that the speakers are too big, but the room is beautiful and absent of any cables. Bravo!