Allen Perkins of Immedia is shown here with the new Allegria speakers from Sonics, a newish speaker company founded by the man who formerly founded and designed some highly regarded speakers for Audio Physic, Joachim Gerhard.

As you can see the Allegria uses a ribbon tweeter, and sports a gorgeous, furniture grade finish that might just convince your wife that she can live with floorstanding speakers out in the room.

Although the dmeonstration here was two-channel only, the Sonics line will eventually incorporate a center channel, and perhaps even surrounds. After hearing the clean and open sound these speakers made here I can't wait.