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Speakers Women Like

Another discussion asked whether there were any women audiophiles, like males who knit, they exist, but are hard to find. I am interested in "stereo" types (i.e. types of people who like stereo music), but not judgements and I love hearing about what other listeners get out of music.

So my question for the women listeners and readers here is, what speakers do you like, maybe what headphones and what make you scratch your head and go "you’ve got to be kidding me? "  Do you think it's about hearing, or culture? Are you all about the big double bass in a Jazz quartet, or the Chinese erhu? What makes you feel at home with audiophiles, what makes you feel your by yourself?

Any other information about how you got there, like whether you play music, or like a certain genre. Please, we’re all ears.

Erik
erik_squires
erik_squires OP
16,004 posts
 
Come over to the Multi-Way forums on DIY Audio if you want to talk drivers and crossovers.  Lots of AMT builders there, including me. :) 

Best,


Erik
mcanaday
169 posts
 
For headphones:  Mr. Speakers with Schiit gear.  


rpeluso
1,035 posts
 
My live-in girlfriend at the time was head over heels for Focal and then we heard Vandersteen 5As and those are the ones I bought.  She loved them as much as I did/do.  "My girlfriend's not here any more but my Vandy's are". 
kazuist
25 posts
 
Vivid Giya 
erik_squires OP
16,004 posts
 
Don,

I don't have invisible speakers and all the ladies who've listened love them.  Honestly I think lots has to do with the quality of the speakers. My audiophile friends don't love my speakers that much either, but music producing friends do. There's something going on about sound quality, women's hearing and audiophile trends.

In the case of size though, I'm with the women.  We all dream of palatial listening rooms, but little annoys me more than seeing guys put two giant speakers at the end of what looks like a shoe closet.  I mean, come on! Live within your means. :)  The only thing that annoys me more is Michael Fremer complaining about his room not having deep bass and not doing anything about it.  Boom. ;-)

Also, I rend in modest spaces.  Not tiny, but speakers for me are going to have to be small foot print, and small space speakers. If a speaker needs 5' on either side to sound good it's not going to be for me.

Best,


Erik
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