I used to keep a couple of charged condensers sitting on my tool cart for those people who just had to touch other peoples stuff. Typically it took just one time.
How to prevent visitors from touching your system
It’s amazing, no matter if it’s your friends or just anyone else walking into your listing room, what is the first thing that happens? They have to reach out and touch something. Like this is the first piece of real equipment they have ever seen. Has anyone else had this experience? What can be done to prevent this except posting signs or telling people every single time? Gets kinda frustrating.
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@dabel You jogged my memory. My wife once had a playgroup daily in our basement. My rig for both HT and 2 channel audio we in one corner of the basement. I installed a Roman shade to block off all the gear. The only thing I had to move was the seating. When I got home at night, just raise the shade and push the seat back. Worked pretty well, actually. Now, with my Man Cave, guests rarely venture anywhere near the gear. |
I believe part of the enjoyment is liking your equipment every time you look at it then use it. My audiophile friends know what they are looking at, might touch something to sense it's weight/quality, never a problem. My TT, 3 tonearms, 3 different cartridges mounted (MC; MM; Mono) I show or have shown them each tonearm's features, my method of very lightly removing paper dust, my center weight. then they can put or flip an LP. IOW, they know what they are doing, but need to understand the unfamiliar. Non-audiophile friends: the 3 arm TT is the jewel, I walk up with them, they say "why three?", I give a simple answer, they don't touch anything. btw, another reason to have a dust cover for your TT. Kids: if they get close, a short 'very important to me, please don't touch, or, if older and interested, a quickie this does that. |
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