No, she doesn't know aout them. I would be in deep do-do. Very deep, over my head, dwowning in it do-do. But in all fairness, I did this with Fisher tube gear, then with Hafler gear, and now with Phase Linear stuff. I probably could provide the amplification for a Pro Football Stadium. The other thing is, all the gear I have bought, with the possible exception of Hafler, has doubled or tripled in price since I bought it. Fisher SA-1000 amps were going for about $1,200.00 when I bought mine about 5 years ago. Now you're looking at about $4,000.00, if you can find one, Fisher 400's could be bought for a little over $100.00.
Hafller P-220's could be bought for around $100.00. Now they are selling for a little more, but not much.
Tubes are going through the roof. You could buya Fisher full of Telefunkens (say a 500 receiver). Now the 12AX7 is selling for $50.00 or more EACH.. Unbelievable..
I think Phase Linears will do the same thing. I've already seen 700B's go from $350.00 to $1,000.00 in the last year alone.
The amps are investments honey... Yeah, that would work.....NOT