Chad, I've re-read these posts several times and I don't see where anyone has said anything that should prompt you calling anyone "Dbags."It's offensive and it makes you sound overly sanctimonious. What's so hard to accept about the fact that someone's partner just would rather not bother to use the sound system? Please point out where anyone has suggested their wife is incompetent to use their stereo or that they are using their stereo as an means to demonstrate the intellectual inferiority of their partner? Truth be told, I suspect that it's more a question of how people differ in the way they want to spend their leisure time. For example, my wife is happy to listen to music, but given the choice, she'd usually rather read a good book in a quiet part of the house. I know plenty of people who "like" music but don't love it to the point they'll sit and make listening to it the focus of their attention.