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WEL -- Wife Equivalent Language

All in the name of fun...

Let's agree, for sake of argument, that our hobby is 100% meritorious and therefore deserving of it's central role in our family spending patterns (both in terms of time and money)! Afterall, it's a gospel truth - we know it and can feel it deep in our hearts - hallelujha - that the world revolves around sound, and there is no sweeter sound than the one produced by our latest tweek.

Yet, try as we may to convince her, she just doesn't seem to get it. Communication is the key! Yes, it's the key to maintaining that healthy balance between our love for her and our love to hear (those sweet sounds that matter little to her ear). In this regard, I'd be interested in knowing what your favorite WEL buzz terms (and other WEL expressions) are when discussing all things audio with her. Here are some of my favorites:

Cables and interconnects - "wires and plugs"
Line conditioner (especially an expensive one) - "power box"
Electrostatic transducer - "sound radiator"

I'm still working on a WEL term that will explain the check I just wrote for my new DAC...
wmcmanus

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sherod
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Esoxhntr,I couldn't have said it better.Your wife seems to be a clone of mine.It is obvious she loves you and that's bottom line.
sherod
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She calls the amp "the stereo",preamp "the stereo",DVD player "the stereo",etc.All speaker cables,power cords,ic's,and whatever is cluttered-looking behind the system are "cords".But she knows I love it 2nd to her and she tries to be patient with only occasional fits of anger for the "compulsive buying".Occasional encouragement from me for her to buy something nice for herself at the mall helps keep the tranquility in the home.
sherod
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David, maybe that's why she's your ex... After I spent hundreds of dollars on an assortment of interconnects and power cords,my wife asked me recently if I was finished buying for a while( WEL= " Would you stop squandering our money?!) I proceeded to tell her that I was presently happy with the sound,that the investment in top-of-the-line cables was well worth it, and asked her to sit down and listen with me for a while. Ater a few cuts from a CD we both were familiar with, I turned the volume down, turned and asked her what she thought. Her comment was, " Well, it sounds good,much better than my boom-box I listen to in my exercise room, but it sounds the same as it did when we both listened together last time." ( WEL= I was right.You have been squandering our money and to think of how many nice outfits I could have bought at Dillard's!!)
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