She's on to me


I got home from work today and my wife said "do we have new speakers or something?" "What do you mean?", I say. "Well, the stereo has been on all day and you don't usually leave it on, unless there's a reason." "No we don't have new speakers! Do they look new? I just forgot to turn it off before I left for work". However, I said nothing about the pre-amp I just bought or the cables that I was burning in. ; )

She's getting smart.
ecruz
No harm. It's hard to convey exactly what I'm thinking and what my emotions are thru a computer screen. I understand it can it can be interpreted many different ways.

Enjoy,
E-
Methinks it wasn't the new gear you were trying to 'hide' from your better half, but the fact that you were sereptitiously burning-in cables and an amp. Assuming your non-audiophile wife is as intelligent as you imply (after all, she apparently recognizes the reality of breaking-in speakers), this was probably the way to go. However, don't think for a second that she didn't really know your explanation was BS and is just being kind ;^)
Ecruz, my wife and I met in kindergarten and we've been married 20 years with three great kids. I loved your post! Have fun.
08-11-06: Tvad
That so many male audiophiles sneak around behind their wive's backs, and make jokes out of not getting caught is sad, in my opinion.

Tvad, why?

I do it all the time!!!!

As a matter of fact, I had to sneak in a $6.00 Volex power cord just last week, but got cought and now she filed for divorce!!!

lol
I must be really lucky - I just bought 4 (four!) $6 Volex power cords and my wife applauded me for not buying $200 cords.

I always show her how much I COULD be spending on gear, so my modest system seems like a bargain...

:-)