[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
My wife used to make her desire for attention known by sitting next to me on the couch and subtly jabbing her elbow or knee into me. It took me a couple years but I finally wised up and got rid of the couch. Now all we have are chairs. No more pain... TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
Just after installing my new Transporter the wife walked into the room, looked at the rack and said Ooh, you've bought a karioke machine. That's the furthest her interest in hifi has got. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter Naim NAP 250 PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
ModelCitizen;164774 Wrote: Just after installing my new Transporter the wife walked into the room, looked at the rack and said Ooh, you've bought a karioke machine. That's the furthest her interest in hifi has got. MC Be glad she doesn't understand it. That way, when its time for the divorce, you'll be able to grab the transporter without a fight. TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
my wife doesn't understand how putting a speaker behind a couch or having the arm of the couch blocking part of a speaker can compromise the sound. or why i 'HAVE' to place the speakers where i want them to be. then again, given in a few months i will have my own 'entertainment' room, i can slug it out for now. My wife likes music okay, just not most of my music. especially when i just sit there in the middle of the room listening and not paying attention to her. -- drewe181 drewe181's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8129 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
Walleyefisher;161660 Wrote: Anyone else have a spouse that doesnt understand that music is far superior entertainment than the boob tube? Here in the UK, a boob tube is an item of ladies' clothing. And I can assure you that, on the right lady, it is far more entertaining than any music I've ever heard. -- cliveb Performers - dozens of mixers and effects - clipped/hypercompressed mastering - you think a few extra ps of jitter matters? cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
When I got my new speakers off ebay, unwrapped them and plugged them in, my wife's response was and you got them for under £800? Cool! The old girlfriends gently tolerated the music and the hifi, but I knew which one to marry :) Adam -- adamslim SB3 into Derek Shek d2, Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859, Living Voice Auditorium IIs, Nordost cables adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
My wife really did get what I was on about when I was researching the Squeezebox (you know, ripping music to FLAC, tagging it all, playing with SlimServer etc). Just looked to the ceiling, and said boys toys... When I finally got the squeezebox and got it all working, she was converted. Revolutionised our music listening. -- chris.mason chris.mason's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3323 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
tomjtx;161682 Wrote: I'm really glad I'm no longer married, now sitting on the couch with a woman and listening to music has a whole other connotation:-) and I get to do whatever I want with my room. Amen to that :) -- mattybain '[image: http://imagegen.last.fm/recenttracks3/recenttracks/MattyBain.gif]' (http://www.last.fm/user/MattyBain/?chartstyle=recenttracks3) mattybain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
1. My wife bought me my Squeezebox for Christmas last year. 2. She put up with me spending beaucoup hours ripping our CD collection. 3. She put's up with my endless tweaking of the system. 4. She let me rearrange the living room to try to find the best place for the speakers. 5. She let's me listen to whatever I want as loud as I want (although she turns it down if I leave the room). My wife scores 100 in HAF. -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
My wife told me - forced me! - to buy an Aktiv IsoBarik system in 1987 - it ruined my bank account but she said she could never listen to anything else again in quite the same way... These days she loves the Squeezebox! My oh my, how the times have changed... -- Phil Leigh Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
highdudgeon;161684 Wrote: Technical and materialistic perfectionism are guy things. Women are just as musical as men, of course. I know some terrific women performers, ranging from opera singers to punk guitarists. By and large, they're not so much into the fancy audio rig thing -- they hear the music and go from there. There are exceptions to the rule, and I know of few of them, but the audiophile world is overwhelmingly male. Good point - they've got shoes and clothes instead.* * I do not intend this to be a sexist comment, all I mean is that often this desire is still there, but something else is the target. If your significant other is into shopping, in order to understand this, compare it to audiophile pursuits. It's much the same thing, but with different articles. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
That's quite true. Again, it isn't a rule...but we just spent a week and around Venice. I went through a lot of shoe stores, generally thinking about how quickly I could get my next coffee. Mark Lanctot;161924 Wrote: Good point - they've got shoes and clothes instead.* * I do not intend this to be a sexist comment, all I mean is that often this desire is still there, but something else is the target. If your significant other is into shopping, in order to understand this, compare it to audiophile pursuits. It's much the same thing, but with different articles. -- highdudgeon Relax. It's about the music. highdudgeon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
I'm still trying to find a woman to accept ME let alone all my toys! Of course I've discovered as part of my personality that I'm generally frugal about anything but my gadgets. It's a geek's life for me. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
Always hankered after a pair of panel speakers ever since hearing Maggies years back. Finally bought a pair of Audiostats plugged in in place of SBLs. Got v cool reception from wife on looks size alone. I didn't greatly appreciate the sound. Then came across some old Maggies bought them. Hooked em up played them wife loved em before the realisation of what she was sayingeven bigger speakers!! First time ever she appreciated a change of hifi! She still hates the fact we have 5' speakers but heystill living with them -- ntom SB3, Perpetual Technologies P1-A / P3-A, Naim 82, 4 x Naim 135, Magneplanar MG3a ntom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3197 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
Walleyefisher;161660 Wrote: You all needed a mindless post to de-tox You got that right! My wife likes to listen to music with me, but she is usually reading a magazine or something, and does not concentrate on the as intently. Maybe it's because she is so much smarter and I have to concentrate harder than she to get it. We almost always watch TV after listening to a CD. Beethoven is just a warm up to Iron Chef or Sex in the City. Rich -- richidoo richidoo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3097 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
It's strange, but there's evidence to show that women have a better sense of hearing than men. You'd think they'd be able to appreciate the more esoteric audiophile tweaks even more? -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
Ah, she likes to listen to some nice music when having dinner or taking a bath. Quiet stuff, like Simon and Garfunkel, Andrea Bocelli, Bee Gees sometimes And she's OK with me putting up some room acoustic treatment stuff in the living room, so how good can it get, really... :-) jan ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
richidoo;161664 Wrote: Beethoven is just a warm up to ... Sex in the City. Rich Now that would be a much better statement if you weren't talking about a TV show! -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
Kyle;161669 Wrote: Now that would be a much better statement if you weren't talking about a TV show! He is? I thought the TV show was Sex and the City? -- jmourik jmourik's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7123 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
I'm really glad I'm no longer married, now sitting on the couch with a woman and listening to music has a whole other connotation:-) and I get to do whatever I want with my room. -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
Technical and materialistic perfectionism are guy things. Women are just as musical as men, of course. I know some terrific women performers, ranging from opera singers to punk guitarists. By and large, they're not so much into the fancy audio rig thing -- they hear the music and go from there. There are exceptions to the rule, and I know of few of them, but the audiophile world is overwhelmingly male. That's one nice thing about a system involving a Transporter or SB, amp, and speakers...simple enough to keep everyone happy. Well, maybe. Mark Lanctot;161666 Wrote: It's strange, but there's evidence to show that women have a better sense of hearing than men. You'd think they'd be able to appreciate the more esoteric audiophile tweaks even more? -- highdudgeon Relax. It's about the music. highdudgeon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
