My wife finally got it


My dear spouse has never objected to my audio expenditures and has tolerated the hobby with an occasional "roll of her eyes". Last night, after dinner, I went into the music room, and put on an LP; as I do many evenings. It was the Sheffield Labs/Los Angeles Symphony/Eric Liensdorf Firebird.
My 5 year old daughter and our dog were in the room in front of a toasty fire, the lights were dimmed VERY low (I need to set the mood:)). I was completely immersed in the music. My wife was moving around the house, but mostly doing something in the adjacent family room. When the stylus hit the run-out groove at the end of side 2, she walked into the room and said: "That sounded better than ANY CD I have ever heard. That was beautiful!" Light dawns over Marblehead ladies and gentlemen! She followed up by saying: "Now I understand." We have been together for 10 years, and that is the first time her equipment comments have not been on the order of: "that was nice, but I can listen on the boombox in the kitchen". God, I LOVE that woman!
slipknot1

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Slipknot,

My compliments to you and your wife. IMHO this is a rather important event. Women (mothers & wives) are genetically and culturaly different form us men, usually. I wouldn't hope for much more out of her than this. I might suggest that if she is "busy aroung the house" and you would like her to sit and really experience this with you then invest some of your spare time in helping with the chores. Take away any excuse she might have for not joining you. If she joins in and makes a habit of it, you are better off as a couple. If she doesn't, then just be happy with what happened last night. You're way ahead of most audiophiles.

Happy listening,
Patrick