Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say?


So you're going over to someones home and they give you a tour and they have a hi-fi system in a room. And while visiting of course they turn it on for you not knowing that you have a very nice system in your home and you notice immediately it's just not very good.  But then you're used to the very in you're listening experiences. So what do you do when they ask you what you think?

Do you say sounds really good?

Do you make suggestions?

Do you feel a desperate need to tell them about your system?

Personally, I try not to mention any details about my system. If I'm driving around in a Lamborghini I would prefer to be invisible so I don't get stared at when I get out of my car. If they had a really nice system with interesting components I would probably mention a few of the things I have and then we could bond with our common interests.   Ideally, it would be cool to be in the presence of someone who knew a lot more than I did and a real learning opportunity.

Audio systems tend to be private affairs I guess.  I don't necessarily want to hang out with someone and listen to tunes. Those wonderful College days where it made a lot of sense are long gone.

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@daniel25 

Very insightful.  It's all about the ego isn't it. People love to put other people down it's resisting this temptation that proves most challenging. We as humans tend to be very judgmental about what people do …

If someone 45 years ago bought a Pinto or something else equally disturbing, it would be very troubling.  

Every few days I see a Tesla cyber truck parked in front of my house and it's really cool looking and there's only about 3000 of them that were made. I don't know if this is a DeLorean experience being repeated but they are super cool to look at 

And lest we forget, "No good deed goes unpunished."  Attributed to the Bible and other sources.

I usually either find "better friends" or bring a bottle of tequila to inhance the listening experience. 

The other option is to tell him he needs a sub woofer....everyone can relate to that.