Most significant WAF Audio Sacrifice you made....


I'm interested in the most significant audio sacrifice you made in the name of maintaining domestic harmony / bliss, such as giving up your Pass XA 160 monoblocks. You know, the concious decision one audiophile makes like where we weigh our loved ones on an imaginary scale: sweetie or monoblocks, sweetie or monoblocks, and the former wins out but not without extreme pain (and sometimes regret).

Significant others are also eligible.
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I've gotten rid of two different pairs of speakers, a pair of Soliloquy 6.2's because the wood veneer clashed with our furniture, this was when we first moved in together several years ago. The second time just a few months ago when we bought our first home, a small downtown condo, I had to sacrifice my Alon Lotus' since they were too tall. Luckily I was able to trade them for a pair of JMlabs Micro-Utopias, easily the best sounding speakers I've ever owned, and a pair of speakers that are incredibly easy to drive.
None, I'll flex in any other area...not my stereo and she knows not to even go there.

Dave
My wife forced me to sell our $1500 CDP and replace it with a $5000 player as her birthday present. She then demanded that we upgrade our speakers to a larger model, under the pretense that "size matters." Just recently, I had to go out and double our investment in interconnects simply because she thought they sounded better. And last week, she insisted on buying a new SS amp so that she could rock out to Alice in Chains. It's just too much. I don't know what to do with this woman!
"My wife forced me to sell our $1500 CDP and replace it with a $5000 player as her birthday present. She then demanded that we upgrade our speakers to a larger model, under the pretense that "size matters." Just recently, I had to go out and double our investment in interconnects simply because she thought they sounded better. And last week, she insisted on buying a new SS amp so that she could rock out to Alice in Chains. It's just too much. I don't know what to do with this woman!"

Good GOD man!...next thing you know other demands will follow.

Dave
I'm a wife. No problem with audio equipment-rather enjoy it. I get a little disappointed in people when they serve ultimatums regarding a spouse's passion.