"Women would rather waste money on clothes and jewelry." Now there's a stereotype! My wife would rather spend money on a new canoe or mountain bike. (and she has) I think it's more about the technical nature of playback equipment. Men are more into "engineering" type of things where women may be more interested in the artistic or the end result of the equipment. They don't care if it's a Carver or a Conrad Johnson as long as it sounds good.
