My wife's hearing is far superior to mine, and all other male hobbyists that I know. Now if i could only get her interested in listening to my rig, for more than 20 seconds!!
Women who enjoy quality speakers
In my former marriage i was introduced to high end audio by my husband.
At the time the endless visits to highend shows , meetings and shops annoyed me. Tech talk and not very female friendly designs came and went in my living room.
And although i couldnt get used to all of the above, one thing i learned , how to listen.
Now years further , in my second marriage quality audio wasnt a very well know topic of my husband working in tech. Mediocre cheaper hifi dominated the house, which looked even worse and sounded even a lot worse.
When we talked about new speakers and bang and olufsen was mentioned i knew i had to educate him , to let him know whats on the market and how things can sound.
The revelation ended in buying avalon speakers and simular quality equipement and cables.
Now its up and running i really enjoy music again!
Who would have thought that!
I have never seen a lot of other women enthousiastic about quality sound and music. Are there any in this group? Do your wifes experience the same as i did?
Wishing you all a very musical festive season,
A very happy wife,
Jasmine
At the time the endless visits to highend shows , meetings and shops annoyed me. Tech talk and not very female friendly designs came and went in my living room.
And although i couldnt get used to all of the above, one thing i learned , how to listen.
Now years further , in my second marriage quality audio wasnt a very well know topic of my husband working in tech. Mediocre cheaper hifi dominated the house, which looked even worse and sounded even a lot worse.
When we talked about new speakers and bang and olufsen was mentioned i knew i had to educate him , to let him know whats on the market and how things can sound.
The revelation ended in buying avalon speakers and simular quality equipement and cables.
Now its up and running i really enjoy music again!
Who would have thought that!
I have never seen a lot of other women enthousiastic about quality sound and music. Are there any in this group? Do your wifes experience the same as i did?
Wishing you all a very musical festive season,
A very happy wife,
Jasmine
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@audiokinesis , isn't it great to have an 'in-house' QC? ;) Spouse is awaiting a pair of 'semi-sorta SOTA' monitors for her desktop, as 'in-monitor' pairs on dual screens are laughable @ best.... We have different 'preferences', but music is a common ground in our lives. She likes her equipment a bit more 'plug 'n play', whereas I can complicate a paper clip when left alone.. ....but if it doesn't sound Good.... "OK, what's next?" *G* |
I'm a female audiophile and it's a passion I have never shared with a male partner. Actually, I've only had one male partner since 1985 (we're not married nor do we live together, but we're partners), and I "became" (I guess) an audiophile in 1986, so I've been on my own forever with my audiophilia. He is not an audiophile, but he is an engineer and has an interest in gadgetry, so he used to go with me when I haunted high end audio shops. We would walk in together, and of course the employees would approach him and ask him if he needed help -- at which point he would point to me, and the real conversation would begin. It got so we made sure if we went in together, I would go first, so they would see me first. It didn't always work -- sometimes they would ignore me and still approach him. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm struck by the stereotypes I see repeated on these pages, such as women "don't know how to listen" and "prefer to talk." Please. We know very well how to listen! For goodness sake. I wish more women would get involved, because statements like that are a clear indication that the men have been spending too much time only with other men, and have lost touch with reality a bit. |
I'm struck by the stereotypes (...) such as women "don't know how to listen" and "prefer to talk."No way! I have never met a woman who did not have acute enough hearing to IMMEDIATELY pick out differences and what is better or worse.Excuse the emphasis, but I agree that that stereotype is absurd. On second thought, maybe women in general don't need "to know how to listen": they discern differences naturally without "training" :) |
My wife’s hearing is far superior to mine, and all other male hobbyists that I know. Now if i could only get her interested in listening to my rig, for more than 20 seconds!! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ask her.. REALLY, ask her what does the sound need. NOT the system, the SOUND. No tone control, that’s a problem if you want to share... I’m telling you. You need it to get started, EASY and TONE control. Just like you learned... Volume, tone control, widen the sweet spot, two heads are better than one. 101 X 2 OK... STEREO, It takes TWO!!! Regards |
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To my suprise,woman bought speakers from me ,dynaudio contour s1.4 LE When we talked on the phone abaut speakers,I could not tell by her voice if it was girl or boy or teenage girl :))) When she arrived ,I was a litlle bit dazed and confused. A woman age may be 40-45:))) She begged me for speakers wires as gift,could not resist and gave them:))) |
My GF loves high end audio that I introduced to her when we met. In fact I set up a system in her house from components I had in storage including Alon Lotus SE mk ll speakers, Nola subwoofer, MIT speaker cables and PS Audio P300 regenerator for source components. Nothing is better than listening to music while cooking dinner for her and listening to her favorite album. |
Howard Stern already perfected a woman’s view on the perfect speaker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88EKcUj1htY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ueIik7-j60 |
Well, as long some of us are talking about wives and speakers.. Some years back I bought my wife a diamond 20 year wedding anniversary ring. She wore it for 2 days then sheepishly asked if I would be offended if we took the ring back to buy some high end speakers. Me offended..of course not! She now wants to update the older Mcintosh Equipment....ah, a marriage made in heaven. |