Audiophile demographics?

@dave_b - are you trolling for a date? Why do you say something so general demographically? Maybe that's your experience or in your family, or whatever. Then you compound the comment by saying the "better" ones are smarter! As they say say on ESPN, "Come on man"! The women that are book smarter or have more common sense aren't better women. There are lots of other attributes to consider, and it is very subjective.

Women are less inclined to go into STEM - that doesn't make them dumber or men smarter, and some women live to shop for frivolous things (like their equivalences of stereo equipment) and others are very careful with what they spend and in making decisions in general.

@tk21 - you have never seen a woman strut? What planet are you on?

There are more smart women, based on percentage over 100 IQ than men. On the other hand, there are far more very smart men based on IQ.  Men are far more likely to suffer from personality disorders.  Men are more gullible.  Men are more likely to overestimate their abilities. The gullible nature and the tendency to overestimate abilities often go hand in hand.  Women tend to be more conformist and work to fit in. Men tend to want to stand out. 


These are all verifiable from scientific evidence.  These traits are all statistical, and can only be used to describe groups as a whole, not individuals.


Draw your own conclusions on how these relate to audiophiles.

This can be a really divisive subject. Political too.

I remember when I used to play competitive chess, someone would ask why aren't there more women GMs and why isn't there a woman world champion? etc.

Some still do.

It seems to bother a few journalists that the top 100, maybe even top 1000 chess geeks are mostly comprised of men. It all got so thorny that FIDE had to ensure there are now 2 different world championships, the women's world championship, and the open world championship.

Once again, you might want to ask, why can't we be different? Why is there this need for some to want to homogenise clear biological differences?

Thankfully this lunacy doesn't yet extend to combat sports or track and field.

I've nothing against encouraging more women to participate in this mainly male hobby. Their company would surely be welcomed, especially to ease the pressure cooker intensity at some of these testosterone fuelled audio shows.

However in my experience hardly any of them have shown much interest. To push further usually just means digging a bigger hole.

Even the ones who do go, often reluctant wives and girlfriends, seem to act as if they wished they were somewhere else.

How strange? It's almost as if they were somehow different, and had different interests.

I am shocked that they separate women into separate chess tournaments @cd318.  

So @audio2design, are you saying the average IQ of a man is higher, but the median is higher for a woman? Interesting.... Thanks for the facts, although some of them would seem hard to measure....gullibility, overestimate their ability...?Be careful with some statistics and how surveys are worded. Many times they are designed with the end result in mind to prove some thesis. 

Of course there are biological differences that cause physical, mental and emotional capabilities to vary. Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, right? Never read the book...but I can guess what is says.

Why does it bother journalists that women don't have as many highly rated chess players? Maybe they don't like it as much and don't play.

I don't think my wife has ever stepped foot in a stereo store. But, I am sure some women like them. I can't recall a stereo saleswoman though.

Average IQ is very similar, I think it may be a touch higher for volume. There are far fewer women at the ends of the curve. So while there are fewer women at the upper peaks of intelligence, there are also few women at the very bottom end as well. Less genetic variance.

I don't think overestimating ability would be that hard to measure. Gullibility either.