I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone
jeffkait: You reply got me laughing -and quickly. Thank you ! I needed that. RE: geoffkait16,333 posts07-15-2019 9:33am" ..It depends on the situation. Usually it’s best to knock off at least one zero. Your results may vary." Too funny ... pj |
lalitk: Loosen up. It's clear the poster and wife are not struggling folk. In fact it appears their quite well-to-do. Don't disparage OP for sharing what thousands of audiophile (must? -lol) regularly share/discuss with spouse concerning luxury expenditures. And, I'll go on to say that the 'wife' not only knows exactly the price (of his hi-fi toy's) but is also harboring her own lavish expenditures; that's the really funny part ! pj |
+1 Wolf_Garcia, Lalitk, Axeis1, and others who have expressed similar sentiments. Although IMO many of the comments in this thread border on a fine line separating what I would consider to be acceptable light-hearted banter from crassness and being unacceptably sexist. And IMO, FWIW, the OP's posts in particular do not step over that line, while some others certainly do. Also, I would speculate that there is a high degree of correlation between having respectful and empathetic attitudes toward women, and being in a marriage that does not result in one feeling a need to lie. Regards, -- Al |
Uhhh think this is all a little tongue in cheek of course but if what your lying about doesn’t wear lipstick than it really doesn’t matter much.What you might or kick around with your priest,rabbi or pals is if your really intend to buy $300K speakers.I know first world world problem on’s first world forum for a first world hobby and most of us aren’t St.Francis of Assisi,that but think you might get better bang for your buck spending oh100K on speakers endowing a music school on the continent of your choice.Who knows what it could produce?Just sayin’ Cheers in any case Chazz |
I never lie to her for the price because all my audio system is used, vintage, or low cost... (600 bucks for the dac+amp+speakers +2 headphones) I pay more for all the stones and crystals I used to clean my audio grid than for the audio system...All my other tweaks cost me peanuts... But I can tell you that my system sound is TOTL and I am very proud of that because I make it so myself...By the way she hates my multiple stones and minerals purchase (more than 1000 bucks paid) but when she listen to the sound of my tweaked system she is amazed and she dont listen music normally... |
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Bragging about telling a lie or having that personality trait shows lack of character. Learning how to share your interests with your wife in a way that helps them see the import of your hobby is an ability that should be aspired to. I had to go through this very situation this past year and though she became more empathetic to my cause, it wasn't a 100% win for me. But it certainly was a win in that I never have to worry about whether I am caught in my lie. I sleep at night. And I really enjoy my new rig. For those of you just having fun with this thread, enjoy. |
please keep your personal sexist comments to yourself @allhifi, you may have misread my comment. It was intended to be the diametric opposite of sexist. Reading my post as a whole, and taking into account the comments by others to whom I gave a +1 in that post, should have made that clear. Regards, -- Al |
I should ad that most if not all of my audio gear is and was always paid for by selling, bartering, trading, side money.... i never charged one item and never pulled money out of family savings to fund hobby. Now I'm single, but I still try to be diciplined and will only buy with cash, never credit. |
It appears there's quite a variety of buying gear approaches adopted by the various dissolute members of the audiophile tribal communities. @jnovak , now there's an understanding woman with her priorities the right way round! My wife also wouldn't stop me buying more Hi-Fi but she will remind me to ask myself whether I really do need another pair of loudspeakers and where did I intend to place them? I'm not in a position to disagree with her reasoning. Not with a main system based around large Tannoy DCs and a sweet sounding micro/midi system in almost every room! In any case when buy stuff I start by saying "I saved £** and I can always sell it on without too much of a loss," thereby avoiding lying and hopefully sidestepping awkward questions centering around priorities and necessities.. |
