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Is Wife Acceptance Factor (WAF) sexist?

Believe our addictive hobby is primarily male dominated. The technical aspects seem to appeal more to men. Or is that in and of itself sexist. There are now a few knowledgeable and astute women reviewers. I am always intrigued by the comments off the few women who identify themselves by name on the Forum. One in particular is quite long winded. I'm sure this has nothing to do with her sex. Although he/she has a name which could be male or female. I always love it when my wife comes to look at the record sleeve of the vinyl playing and rely on her opinion of the fidelity. Not to mention desire and count on her approval of new purchases. But is she also addicted? I don't think so. Does that have anything to do with being a woman. I don't think so. Does she care about the fine nuances? She says not. I would love to hear from women and anyone on this. WAF? I care a lot what things look like. HAF?







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bkeske
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I live in a 100 year old Craftsman bungalow and run a pair of Linkwitz Orion loudspeakers. As this is a hi-end DIY system, and I’m not the world’s best cabinet maker, I hired a local pro to make mine up in a Mission style, to go with the house, instead of the more Danish Modern look of the original. The difference in sound is minimal. Few audiophile visitors leave without envy. And the system looks great.

Bravo, nicely done sir. As a residential/architectural designer, you have done a wonderful job incorporating not only the speakers, but also the ‘rack’ into the style of your home. Looks great, well done.
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bkeske
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’sexist’ implies an ’ism’. I don’t think that is the case here. It is simply a reality of the differences between the sexes in regards to general preferences, which does exist. Believe it of not ;-) , there are differences.

I’ve been a residential designer for many years, and there its little doubt the woman of the household is much more concerned with the ’decoration aspect’ of the home vs the man of the house (probably 85-95% more concerned). That is just the way it is. I have rarely discussed, in detail, those things with the husband, but the wife worries about those things first, even before we begin the broad floor planning aspects. And, there comes a time when the husband is satisfied with the overall direction, and leaves the rest to the wife. That is just the way it is folks. No ’ism’ involved.

The one area I do find the husband more concerned about is how/what their house will look like from the street. That should be no surprise, should it?

Are there times when these things flip, or are not as seperate in terms of preference and concern of detail? Yes, but it is much more rare.

Large speakers, or an equipment rack within a room, and exposed to become part of the decor, are just a part of that difference I’ve seen over many many years.
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