It's like wives and stereos: "I don't want to see those ugly wires and humongous speakers!" I think "Lifestyle Speakers" were invented just to save marriages! Guys love the thumpin' giant speakers and howitzer-decibel sub-woofers so that you feel like you are IN the battle sequence--to which my wife responds "PLEASE lower the volume! That's giving me a headache!"

We've just remodeled and I put an HT system and...not one wire is visible, unless you hook up a laptop to use the TV as a display. Everything is in the walls, hidden.

Consequently, while my pump and filter are convenient and easy to get to, they are almost impossible to see from the deck, and are blocked by a Rubbermaid trunk that holds all my pool tools.