>>I finally realized that once I married, I had no preferences. Fortunately, my wife has been able to provide consistent support over the years with explaining what my judgment is and providing me with my opinion. I will ask her how much I like your entertainment center.
It's not that bad, really. We're all on this board because we exercised our judgement on speakers (right ? hands up everyone who can honestly say their partners forced Axioms on them).
The secret IMO is (a) finding someone whom you agree with in the areas you both feel to be important, (b) dividing all other topics into "you care" and "they care" buckets wherever possible, (c) discussing in the remaining areas of overlap with extreme delicacy, respect and bribery.
You pick the speakers. They pick the entertainment center AND the finish of the speakers. You negotiate VERY carefully on the size and placement, bribing with foot rubs whenever negotiations break down. Everyone happy.
