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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
macd
103 posts
 
Impress people with loudness? I understand what you mean but just simply stepping out and getting some 1000 dollar used Vandersteen 2ce sigs's, a 900 mccormack, and a 600 CJ pre and replacing a bose lifestyle is night and day. Thats good sound vs exceptional sound. They are far between.
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shadorne
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Except if it is too loud you cannot converse with the guests so that does not work.

If you can converse then it is just background music,

For a jaw-dropping five minute demo it needs to be a lot more dynamic than people have ever heard from a home system.
mrtennis
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are people so insecure that they want or need to impress ?

what difference does it make to the owner of material things if people are or are not interested in them ?

a friendship need not be based on shared interests in material things, but rather a genuine liking for the person.
macd
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Shadorne: I can agree such reference dynamics cannot be ignored even from the untrained ear.
mrtennis
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being gifted is not equivalent to being interested. many children have a musical talent but don't want to develop it.
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