I agree with some posters here. Giver her the MIER choice completely. You get the dedicated audio room and pick your components and speakers. All done. Your welcome.
Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome?
This is a topic I'd like to see discussed more. Not a speaker issue per se, but it's speakers that usually cause the problems. My partner is a hard core interior design/aesthetics type. We will shortly be combining households with all the benefits and challenges that this presents. We're both fans of a "Music In Every Room" (MIER) lifestyle, so that's a good start. But we quickly diverge. And to be clear, we're not talking about giant screens on the wall or home theater. This is audio only.
Anyway, her idea of MIER is built-in speakers or, at most, tiny Sonos units on a bookshelf or behind furniture. I had some of that in my house albeit BlueOS stuff. That's OK to a point. But my LR had KEF LS50's on stands. Obviously difference in sound is dramatic, and she admitted it. But she doesn't care. For her the improvement in sound quality is negated by aesthetic horror of visible speakers.
It's worth mentioning that the decor/design aesthetic in question is basically high end transitional with mix of contemporary stuff, Asian antiques, some colonial antiques, large format abstract oils, etc. It's >not< traditional or frou-frou, really a look where the right speakers could easily be interpreted as industrial design pieces that mesh well with the rest. The LS50s fit that description I think.
So, getting to the question here... Has anybody had any luck convincing spouse that speakers can be a part of the decor? To think of them as some kind of sculptural elements, not "just ugly speakers?" That they're industrial design elements that somehow add to space? Have links to pix of living spaces that integrated speakers into the look? Any help or ideas would be great. Thanks for reading, a kind of odd topic, I know. Cheers,
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Probably your wife love you so much she unconsciously integrated all your peculiarities as GOOD and meaningful... The more unconditional is the love the more we go over for the sake of the other... You are lucky, but being an astrologer among many things, i know that we make our luck in this life or from another life... Anyway there is always a reason... And anyway at the end no one know if what we live is good or bad...
When i studied indian astrology masters 20 years ago, i stumbled on a paragraph about the Rahu /ketu axis in a chart... The indian student interpreted in a dialogue with his master some aspect related to this axis and say to his master: Wow ! master this kind of planetary alignment in the axis is terrible : all miseries will happen , health lost, children lost, fortune lost, it is terribly bad... The master was smiling... He answered not at all my child...If this asspect is observed in the Gandhi chart these aspects are a benediction that will push him to go more swiftly to GOD away from mundane matter, but if it is a chart for Rockfeller this will be catastophic... Then what is good aspect and what is a bad one ? i learn somethin more than just astrology this day 20 years ago... i think the writer was B. V. Raman because it was my main books among many others Raman was an astronomer in the british royal society of astronomy ( the British welcome him for many reasons for sure and not only for science) and the greatest Indian astrologer...
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Some people may find this article helpful: https://hometheaterreview.com/its-complicated-understanding-a-womans-relationship-with-av-gear/ In it, author Adrienne Maxwell make three generalizations that may apply to many women, including: 1) Women put a high value on practicality and convenience 2) Women care more about the result than the process 3) Women who work at home may find it difficult to de-stress at home (they want to go out to de-stress) Whether you agree with her or not, it’s important to understand your partner’s needs, ideas, and motivations. Applying the above three key points might look like 1) if we move ’audio’ into the main room of the home, we can repurpose that old ’man cave’ for something else, 2) show some examples of main living areas incorporating AV that are highly appealing (show some potential end results), and 3) consider how watching movies at home can save money and help bring the family together. For example. Approaching the idea together, and really listening to what she wants and needs, can help create areas of consensus, help you understand their motivations and interests, and help derive paths to solutions. It’s not always about the aesthetics, though that can also be important. Speakers that don’t look like ugly black boxes (or boxes at all), that only come in black or ’woodgrain’, and speakers that don’t look like space-age tech objects, can also be helpful. It’s where we started. (https://phillips-design.com/) |
It may also help to drive toward the 'practicality and convenience' notion to have a simple, minimalist system - a simple two-channel setup for audio and TV, with a power amp, DAC, and one single streaming device for music, movies & TV (Roku, AppleTV, etc.). Add to that a good screen, a good pair of speakers, and a single remote. (We like the AppleTV + Gustard X16.) You'll have a convenient, simple system with fewer components and cables, great sound, and you can even Bluetooth your phone to it. Again, focus on the end result, not on the process or the gear minutiae... |
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