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Disappointing Evening

I had some dinner guest's over last evening. I had my main system warming up just in case there was some interest from them in audio. I have a second system that was playing when they arrived. It's a Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 9000 that my inlaws gave me a few years back. Well soon enough a couple of them were commenting about the good music, so I asked if they would like to hear my pride and joy system, mostly all tube gear that (IMO) looks pretty cool with all the tubes lit up and sounds way better than the B&O stuff. No interest at all in the tube system and they hovered around the B&O loving the way the glass door opened and the arm moved to each CD. Boy was I insulted, all the time, money and energy I have in my tube system!
markpao
sounds_real_audio
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Mark
I could tell a similar story about having friends over for dinner and opening a very expensive bottle of Pinot from Oregon.. little appreciation for it.
People need to build up to things like that to understand and appreciate. The big sound stage can really intimidate new bees. Overwhelm them.
cdc
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Different strokes for different folks. You just have to keep some people away from bright, shiny objects as they are too easily confused.

It never ceases to amaze me how an identical recording can sound so different going through different stereos. So much for The Absolute Sound.
mrtennis
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why do audiophiles seem so surprised when others have no interest in sound quality ?

for many it is not a priority, just as expensive cars or expensive clothes are for people who can afford them.
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albertporter
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I realize this is unique to each Audiogon member but while looking at "My Threads" the last 7 days these titles (with a bit of my own text in between) lined up:

Hey guys,
What's on your turntable tonight?
Well, it was pretty much a
Disappointing Evening
for me because I kept seeing my
Woofer sucking in and out
all during the music session. Anyone have suggestions for
Mac repair in Dallas area?
I ask my next door neighbor but he just shrugged his shoulders and said,
Do you feel lucky, Punk? Well do ya?
tmsorosk
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Most non audiophiles are not interested in hi end audio at all . I've had similar experiences , if fact almost all people that walk past my system don't even seem to notice it .
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