I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone
@lalitk I think it’s time for a gut check, are your more smitten by looks (and cost) of your gear or its capabilities to produce soul stirring music? While my value proposition is clearly aligned with yours - obtaining gear that allows music to nurture our souls, I do find it begins a slippery slope and a bit judgmental if we accuse folks of being audiophiles and seeking expensive gear for the "wrong" reasons. This is a forum to discuss impressions on all things hifi and music....without regard for who is into the hobby for the most virtuous of motivations, right? |
That is a derivation of what I've called "Audio Math" all these years. See, if I sell this old pre-amp and cables it will more than pay for the new one plus a nice dinner out...you get the picture. She caught on a long time ago, and even uses the phrase, but has lovingly resigned to letting me act out the farce from time to time. Luckily I was in, and have now returned to, the industry so the financial pain is lessened somewhat. |
@jab Reminds me of the story of the husband who misinformed his partner about the true cost of an audio something. When the husband came home from a business trip, his wife informed him with a big smile on her face, that she sold the audio item on agon for more than he paid for it! Ha Ha It was costly frank. |
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@frogman I will spend some money for my angel wife in the future. I had planned on Cruise trip to Mediterranean. next year But I may have to wait until my mom in law goes to heaven in peace. |
I do not feel the need or urge to lie. I am a heartless rat barsteward. If she does not like what I spend on my hifi then she knows how the door works..... She wants for nothing and I never ask what stuff she buys cost and vice versa so I guess that takes away the having to deceive part anyways. But she is a good old sport, I just bought myself a Porsche and a Corvette, she wanted a new roof and garage doors, pretty fair deal I say! |
millercarbon, “And you got another so cringe-worthily clueless he says things like "that’s a no no in my book". Come on.” As OP guesstimates, you must belong to 98% of audiophiles who finds it okay with lying to your spouse. And that’s fine by me, whatever floats your boat and let’s you enjoy your favorite tunes. |
@ebm You belong to 2% unlikely lucky class. Most of time, I am silent about the cost of gear rather than lying. But this time, I said 1,000$ instead of 3,200$. By the way my wife insisted that I shall return 1,000$ earphone. I replied that return period had been over and as audiophile I had better keep one nice earphone which used to cost 2,200$ new three years ago. |
I had better keep my kitchen clean at least. You're welcome. And pay no heed to the above. Look at it this way. You got one guy so on top of it he knows a few minutes wiping the microwave and putting the dishes away pays big dividends both with the wife and your own sense of accomplishment. And you got another so cringe-worthily clueless he says things like "that's a no no in my book". Come on. You got the killer setup. I can only imagine the kitchen is equally impressive. Totally worth keeping it clean. Besides, she could probably use the help, what with the mom and all. Prayers and wishes. Prayers and wishes. |
@lalitk Thanks a lot for reminding that I have a creativity of "Brag " about the gear. By the way I have no intention to spend 100K$ on Dac. It is not worth the cost. But I am trying to save the money for next 3 years or so to get WE vintage horn speaker which cost 300k$ and up. That is my dream speaker that I wish to get before I die. |
In reading your threads, one thing clearly stands out is your creativeness to ‘brag’ about the gear. I don’t know about anyone else here but lately you are coming across as someone who goes through these intermittent ‘urges’ to showcase your audio jewelry. I think it’s time for a gut check, are your more smitten by looks (and cost) of your gear or its capabilities to produce soul stirring music? Sorry no offense intended, but it’s quite easy to loose sight of your goal of putting together an ultimate sounding system when all you talk about is how good my gear looks, cost and compare against uber-expensive gear (case in point, $100K MSB DAC). In regards to lying to your wife, that’s a no no in my books. I don’t think you would appreciate if she starts to lie about items on her shopping list. |
