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Me: Honey, come listen to the new speakers.
Her: I don’t hear the speakers.
Me: What do you mean you don’t hear the speakers?
Her: (pointing to the new speakers) I thought these are your new speakers.
Me: Why, yes they are, but I don’t understand what you mean. You can’t hear the speakers?
Her: No. Are you sure they are playing because (pointing to acoustical panels on the front wall) I hear THOSE speakers.
Me: Oh, no, those are acoustical absorption panels, not speakers. You can’t possibly be hearing them.
Her: Acoustical what?
Me: Let me explain: (Pointing to the new speakers) Honey, what you are hearing are coming from THESE speakers.
Me: (Proudly stating) Due to proper speaker placement, room treatments, etc. the resulting soundstage makes the music seem to be coming from behind the speakers. Like it’s coming from the acoustical panels.
Her: What’s a soundstage? Is that another expensive big and heavy thingy you just bought?
Me: (Sweating) No dear, "soundstage" is just a term to describe an aspect of music reproduction.
Me: It’s what led you to believe the absorbtion panels were speakers.
Her: You mean THOSE expensive speakers sitting in the middle of the room (her exaggeration) are making it sound like music is coming from the wall?
Me: (Broadly and proudly smiling, and so sure I justified the expense) Exactly! Yes dear! You do understand afterall!
Her: Well maybe. But what I don’t understand is why you bought speakers expensive enough to make the music come from the wall behind?
Her: If you want the sound to come from the wall then why don’t you just sell THOSE speakers and buy cheaper ones to hang on the wall and give me back a third of the family room?
Me: (Hand to my head casually wiping a bead of sweat) But honey, you don’t understand. You see the on axis dispersion doesn’t just make sound seem like it is, ...
Her: (Stopping me mid sentence) Oh, by the way, just how much DID you pay for THESE speakers???
Her: And what about all these big electronic thingys you call monobutts?
Me: They’re called Monoblocks honey. They are non stereo amplifiers. That’s why there are two of them.
Me: You see, together they produce the stereo effect.
Her: (pointing to the Hegel) Well then why is there only one of those white amp thingys?
Me: (Thinking I distracted her off of what I paid for THESE speakers) That, honey, is an integrated amplifier/preamplifier which operates in stereo. That is why only one of them is needed.
Her: So is that white thingy (the Hegel) less expensive than your mono whatevers?
Me: (Feeling somewhat trapped) Yes it is.
Her: So you paid for more expensive mono thingys, two of them, instead of going with the less expensive white thingy?
Me: (Really desperate now and wondering if I am to be banished to the sofa in the basement or the one in the garage) But Honey have I told you how much I love you today?
Her: No, actually you didn’t. You can tell me just how much you love me after you tell me how much you paid for THESE speakers.
Her: And your mono things!
Her: And your absorbing panel thingys!
Me: But Honey I love you so MUCH!!

to be continued, ... (next I will have to try to explain the four black boxes (Subwoofers) scattered about the room!)

Be safe everyone!
At this point, I am trying to do the same!
hleeid
@hleeid
Very good story. It sounds familiar in so many ways.

When I got the Maggies, I started with them at about 2 ft. from the wall. She said that’s nice, but can they be a little closer to the wall? Ea. day I fudged them out a bit farther, until they finally sounded right, at almost 4 ft. out. After a few days she said "I know those speakers are out further than they were. Do they really need to be that far out?" I said "Ya, that’s where they sound good." She said "yes they do sound good, but.....never mind." They’ve been setting out there sounding great for going on two years now - I think she’s getting kinda used to them.

She is a good sport though. She even helped me pick out some acoustic drapes to hang on the wall behind the speaker and helped with a few other acoustic make overs.

In all, I’m very happy with my audio room and she’s been more than tolerant.....Jim

@jhills

She is a good sport though. She even helped me pick out some acoustic drapes to hang on the wall behind the speaker and helped with a few other acoustic make overs.

Looks like I’m still several levels behind you! I am still trying to get past the "trying to explain things" level!

Certainly doesn’t help whenever FedEx arrives and I’m doing the "quick as I can" unboxing, stashing the new gear (for a while because I’m just too nervous for a few days), folding/stashing the boxes into ever widening vertical piles against a few walls, chasing down the packing foam remnants on and under the sofa, the floor, my clothes, ...

Just today, I saw her flipping through the new Audio Advisor catalog as she brought in the mail.

Her: Are you kidding me? Is this where you’re buying stuff from?
Me: Honey I’m so glad it’s warmer now because, my God you look absolutely stunning in those sandals and shorts!
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Yes, use flattery when you're about to be in the hot seat. Then come's the .....                      "Don't  honey me"!!!  😂
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