My mother in law has Krell & Wilson! Imagine the look on my face when I first walked into her living room. I knew we would get along quite well, and we do! I am not sure if my hi-fi gear turned on my wife, but she is certainly understanding and appreciative of the hobby. |
Finally!!!! I found a female who's finds my system sexy. But she's only 21 years old, and I'm older than her father. Life is cruel, and god is a prankster. I'm selling everything and buying a Porsche. |
If I were gay, I would have never started this thread. |
Are there speakers built especially to impress the gumar? Let me know, I would like to listen to some soprano music.
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In this general vein,. women are more sentimental but men are actually more romantic . |
So you say woman are emotional and just care about the music not the equipment. Well I agree with that statement. What I don't understand is why men get so emotional about equipment?
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I would add that woman are emotional, I don't intend that comment in a negative way. What I mean its most will connect with the music but they could care less about the equipment that creates the sound. They like the emotional connection they feel when they hear an amazing recording.
Cars are the same way, some guys think, "if I had a nice car I would get a lot of attention from woman". I have owned many nice cars in my life and I can never remember a woman looking at me or asking me questions at a gas station. They probably look at a sports car as a mid life crisis in action. My wife gets a ton of attention driving my cars by herself though, all from men, me included. Now that's sexy.
Morale of the story; buy things you enjoy and consider it a large bonus If you find someone else who shares your passion. |
I'm lucky I guess - my girlfriend enjoys my system. Awhile back I gave her a Bluetooth, t amp, mission standmount setup for her living room and she's rocking out every time I go to her house. We're both in our 50's.
For you young guys, in my opinion don't ask if they like it. Do your thing and be your own man. Women seem to like that- or the ones I've dated anyway. I never was interested in a girl that liked me for my car, house, stereo, etc.
Now go ask her out. Don't hesitate!
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Most women find them as sexy as ear hair. |
I am a fat and ugly audiophile. In my single days, I would approach gorgeous model type women in bars. I would look them in the eyes and say "I have a really great pair of high resolution loudspeakers in my apartment. Wanna come over and listen to them?" Worked every time. I got more tail than I knew what to do with. :-D
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Focus on the music. Play some music you both enjoy, talk about the music, dance and enjoy yourselves. Your passion for the music and the great music playing will interest her. Six months later if she is still around, you can start to explain it to her. She will like your passion, but won't understand why you would spend $500 on speaker cables. Focus on how great the music is and how you enjoy listening and sharing it with her. Then she'll think you are cool, but have a strange hobby. :-)
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Yes...if they hear the excellent sound coming out of it and you tell them you spent $250 only on them equipment, so you have a lot left for their bags, jewelries and shoes...:D |
They say there are woman audiophiles but I have never met one. My wife loves music but she hates if I ever talk about equipment. I don't know why women are so turned off by equipment. The only thing I know for sure is that they are.
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No, nothing impresses like Diamonds. |
Speakers no, Cables maybe, if you are lucky. |
re you kidding me? High end audio is like motorcycles to woman. They tolerate it if you have a big bankbook or unit.The formula is to buy a new piece of audio gear with money from a separate band account and if your woman says anything about it say shut up bitch. Then take her for a nice dinner, play or buy her some shoes. Shoes to woman is the closet thing to audio gear. Don't bitch slap her never |
"It amazes me that anyone would even pose this question."
I think amusement, and perhaps a bit of wishful thinking, is probably the point. |
Kijanki, Everyone have a right to always have something else in mind :-). I also agree that posing this question is silly. I've never thought about impressing woman with speakers and perhaps never will in my cognitive life. It would look to me that if you have nothing to say to a woman you can let speakers do the job for you (isn't that silly?). That idea can only be found in forums of Audiogon.
Women are emotionally impressed by man's mind and speech power. Showing off your toys is childish, naive and clear sign of mind power deficit. |
It amazes me that anyone would even pose this question. It seems so naive.
The greatest majority of women just don't care and the majority of those who do have adopted it because it is a huge focus of their spouse.
And in all cases, the best you could say is that she is interested. Why on earth would any woman be turned on by speakers, audiophile or not? These things are just hardware.
If you are counting on the successful conquest of women, I suggest you put some other arrows in your quiver. Your speakers aren't going to make her churn. |
Czarivey, If it is not what I think you had in mind, then real audiophile doesn't have much else to show spending all the money on this money sucking hobby. |
Ebm, don't show your woman your speakers very often, show sometimes something else too and see what works better. |
...only if they look pretty. |
What a stupid question when a woman sees my speakers she wants sex ASAP. |
Kijanki, LOL. So guys that are interested in beer, sex, and football should be in good shape, right? |
Let me introduce you my future x-wife... |
Interest in high end audio is irrelevant. Women are impressed by men with any interest other than beer and sex. |
The answer to this old and amusing thread is to determine the number of women you know who own even a mid fi set of speakers, and divide that by the total number of women you've met your life. The resulting percentage is the percentage of women who are interested in high end audio. Or in other words, almost none. |
Funny woman get very excited about a large and visually stunning plasma tv.
It might be a gateway to the world of audio |
Now that's funny. No way, no how. Check out The Audiophile's Wife sometime: http://www.theaudiophileswife.com/ |
Not in this lifetime DUDE!! |
Blueranger, You two may just miss the movie's ending ;) |
Oh by the way, were seeing the steamy movie 9 1/2 weeks this afternoon and one reason were are seeing it is to watch that Nak RX505 flip its cassette! |
My girlfriend loves my OHM 5000's. She says there hot and sexy. She likes them with the tops off best so my tops have been left unused for months now. From what Ive read hear, I must be a luckier guy than I thought I was! She also loves it loud like me and is a critical listener like me as well. She is very supportive and gladly participates upon hearing changes of speaker placement, cables, TT mats etc. Our project togather for the last month has been reorganizing my living room into a dedicated sound room. We moved out many reflective objects that in her words "were kicking back an echo" Moved piano, wood table glass vases and glass lamps. Took down curtains and put up sound blankets. Put folding doors in 2 walkways and hung up sound blankets in front of them. I also had the worst listening spot with 132 inches of window behind us. The sound has been transformed and is smoother. We both love the new sound and it was her that pushed me torwards this direction. We listen for hours on end and get this? We are musical twins in that we like the exact same music. So she has broke the mold you could say and Im one happy fellow. She's a keeper. |
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As a newlywed, my new wife turned to me and said "now that we're married, I think you should put all this stereo stuff in the attic."
I flinched and said "OMG, for a minute there you sounded just like my ex-wife!"
She screamed "I didn't know you were married before!!!"
I said "I wasn't." |
If only Hugh Hefner were a member here, we may then get the definitive answer. |
paying attention to them as they roll their eyes while yawning works wonders.... |
the answer is simple - NO |
I hope so. They certainly aren't fo rmy wife. |
I remember at one time to be a proper Playboy ,you should have a nice HiFi. |
So for best odds with single women:
1) trim nose hair. Ear hair too!
2) impress them with speakers |
Well, I'm one of those apparently rare women who love music and audio equipment. When I got married back in the day, I was the one with a huge Kenwood stereo rack system. I've always loved electronics, from tvs, computers, stereo equipment, I love it all. Speakers especially are porn to me. I love big beautiful speakers, it's weird, I know, lol. Married my ex-husband b/c he loved music as much as me. Love almost all music from the 70s to now, but if you try to play classical/orchestral crap or jazz, you're out of my house.lol |
don't know what worked but at one time in my life i saw lots of rug burns... |
Never really could tell what they thought of my stereo.
They usually end up walking past my hot tub just to get to it.
So, uh, they're mind is pretty much occupied by the time we get to the stereo.
Not that I really mind......... |
Ahead of nose hair, behind a uniform. |
"For all I know, we'd be divorced by now, and she'd have my house and stereo." Classic. Based on current statistics, you would have had greater than 50% chance of this happening if you married her. Enjoy your stereo system. |
No, I didn't. It's a long story, but after 4 years, we broke up. I had hoped we would get back together. I called her a year and a half later, and she had just gotten engaged. She was the only person I've ever met who I seriously considered marrying. But being single has its advantages, too. I have no regrets, and I hope she's happy. For all I know, we'd be divorced by now, and she'd have my house and stereo. |
OK HonestI:
I'll bite. So did you marry her? |
In the 90s I brought my girlfrined with me to pick up my new Pass Aleph 3. She thought ti was a bit crazy to be spending so much. While we were waiting, the salesman had us sit in a room with Pass Aleph Pre & Power, Audio Physic Virgo sepakers, can't remember the source. She said "Wow, why doesn't your stereo sound like this?" I explained we were listening to over $20,000 worth of stuff, and she said I should "Just buy it." The salesman said I should marry her. He was probably right. |
Yes the new speaker The Big Bank Book!! |
