My system has just received the ultimate insult


The girl I have been seeing recently has shown complete indiffrence to my system. (Melos MA-333, Adcom GCD-750, Oddesy Stratus, ML SL3's) Yesterday, I brought up the subject while in my car and she mentioned that she had bought a pair of speakers for $100 that sounded the same. How I wish that were true! I mentioned that she (like others) has no ability to hear or appreciate the difference. She of course disagreed. I said, that is like saying "all people look just about alike and are equally attractive". She again could not see my logic. When we got home, I played a track for her on my $150 sat/sub with a $20 portable CD player and asked her to listen to it. I then played the same track for her on my system and to my amazement, she said it sounded noticable WORSE! She described it as sounding like a radio station that was not tuned properly with lots of static. What I am assuming is that she has never heard a system that had any kind of hi-freq extension and likened it to "static". Others have heard my system and are completely blown away with every aspect of how it sounded. We have much different tastes in the music we listen to. I have 2 questions to ask, 1) is it possible that she could enjoy listening to 'Her' stereo as much as I enjoy listening to mine? 2) may I continue to be involved with her and still have the respect of my peers?

For the record, I listened to it last night after the insult, and it sounded as wonderful and envolving as ever!
pmwoodward

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if this is the most pressing conundrum thus far manifested in your relationship, i'd advise your purchase of an engagement ring. at least a carat. emerald cut. -cfb
tim: please try to remember that i'm old enuf to be your dad. what the hell, maybe your granddad. as you know, i've been married to the same woman for damn near 35 years now. my bride and i have been able to suffer one another for all that time by recognizing the difference between what's really important and what we may think is important for the moment. children are important. parents are important. love is important. even music is important. but in the universe of values, beliefs and yearnings, your audio system, at any given time, is but one of a million, billion, trillion stars. it's a lucky astronomer, indeed, who might detect it. and one more fortunate still who can appreciate its relative luminescence. -cfb