Most significant WAF Audio Sacrifice you made....

Boa2: I don't know what to do with this woman!

I'll tell you what to do: renew your vows.

Well as a single young guy, I've decided to get my system perfect first, and add the tweak of a wife later. I make it pretty well known to anyone I date how much I'm into music and listening to my rig and how much time inovlved with the gear (I try to leave the money part out of it...seems tacky). Some of the ladies who've been able to stand me for more than one evening (and who I could convince to come back to my place without the cave-man approach) are pretty into it. Can you married blokes speak from experience in that, will it be the case that they tolerate it now, or think it's cute/interesting, but I'll all of a sudden be selling gear for that "cute new bose radio" down the line because it matches the drapes better? Hmm..maybe being single isn't so bad after all. Actually, forget that, I'm going to see if the Agon people want to partner on a dating site for audiophiles. HAH!

I had done quite a few upgrades this year. So, when my wife decided we needed a new sofa, who was I to argue. I just hadn't counted on a leather sectional that cost more than my first new car...

Still, it does look pretty cool in the den / HT. And it's very comfortable.

I prefer SAF--System Acceptance Factor. If my speakers don't like my wife, she's gone. ;-)

A Good freind of mine once refered to his wife as Reference wife....I think he is right.I however, have "The Reference Wife".Anyhing goes in our home,and that includes my costom designed and built dedicated music room.

Hmmm, let's see. Not one. Here's the list:

** She strongly considered only looking at houses that had a good candidate for a dedicated listening room (which we got last year).

** She agreed to go ahead with my plan to sell the 36" TV and buy a front projector. (which we both enjoy)

** She suggested I upgrade to bigger maggies (speakers) as a birthday present, which we did. We auditioned and picked them up in person at an audiongoner's home.

** She still thinks I need to upgrade my turntable and phonostage. I think this is really just because she tired of listening me complain about my current front end. So the idea is I need to upgrade to something that will last me for quite a while.

For the most part I'm a responsible husband who doesn't go into debt funding this obsession, so as a result she let me indulge to my heart's content. :)

Plus she collects Dolls and those can be expensive too!

And for those who inquired to me via private email, no I haven't gotten that chair upgrade yet.