Can an audiophile be happily married ?

klao · « **Reply #60 on:** 19 May 2011, 03:54 am »

Yes, an audiophile sometimes can. I'm just another lucky one. My wife even allows me to have a good, dedicated room for the system in our new house to be built.

One friend of mine has a very nice wify too. She just bought him a nice Marantz SACD player as birthday present, but in return he had to buy her much more expensive designer bags.

Pez · « **Reply #61 on:** 19 May 2011, 03:56 am »

Quote from: Diamond Dog on 19 May 2011, 03:23 am

Some of these posts are taking a personal tack which perhaps shouldn't be pursued further in the interests of civility.

If you are referring to Werd and I we are just having fun. There is nothing 'personal' about it. Though he is;

Diamond Dog · « **Reply #62 on:** 19 May 2011, 04:10 am »

Hi Pez: Nope. I like a little verbal jousting as much as the next guy - just noticed some words were beginning to get tossed around which seemed to be approaching a line better left uncrossed. And let's not give up on Werd just yet. As car salesmen say, there's an ass for every seat...

D.D.

Pez · « **Reply #63 on:** 19 May 2011, 04:21 am »

Quote from: Diamond Dog on 19 May 2011, 04:10 am

And let's not give up on Werd just yet. As car salesmen say, there's an ass for every seat...

D.D.

You're right!

djbnh · « **Reply #64 on:** 19 May 2011, 10:20 am »

No issues between the wife and I on audio. Ex: she got me new speakers for Christmas (I researched extensively, then pointed out what I wanted her to consider), a custom built amp request was no problem last month, etc. I like to get as much bang for the buck as possible, explain what I'm trying to achieve, resell the no-longer-needed equipment and funnel the proceeds back. We both appreciate nice audio and alles gut in NH!

doug s. · « **Reply #65 on:** 19 May 2011, 12:32 pm »

Quote from: acresm22 on 18 May 2011, 07:43 pm

Audio is a mistress

what's so funny is prelude is being treated exactly as if he were his buddy's mistress!

in this case it is really true!

doug s.

Vipers · « **Reply #66 on:** 19 May 2011, 07:44 pm »

Guys, I've just got to post a pic of what my wife built for me to house my home cinema setup, it's actually cobbled together from an Ikea headboard and bed, she's a very resourceful Scouser

:-

headshrinker2 · « **Reply #67 on:** 19 May 2011, 08:24 pm »

Vipers,
OK... where did you find this wife?! That's really terrific. Talk about thinking outside the box. Very creative. I'm curious, what does she do for a living?

Please send her my "kudos".

speakerman19422 · « **Reply #68 on:** 19 May 2011, 08:30 pm »

Only if the wife enjoys listening to music. Compromise sometimes has to be made by turning down the volume. Having the wires up against the wall is a must.

vegasdave · « **Reply #69 on:** 19 May 2011, 09:19 pm »

Very cool, Vipers!

nature boy · « **Reply #70 on:** 19 May 2011, 09:49 pm »

My wife tolerates my seemingly impulsive equipment changes and upgrades, but thinks I'm crazy. It's the only toy shopping I really enjoy and a gift card from Acoustic Sounds (for vinyl purchases of course) makes birthday shopping for me pretty easy.

NB

Vipers · « **Reply #71 on:** 20 May 2011, 07:21 am »

Quote from: headshrinker2 on 19 May 2011, 08:24 pm

Vipers,
OK... where did you find this wife?! That's really terrific. Talk about thinking outside the box. Very creative. I'm curious, what does she do for a living?

Please send her my "kudos".

Thanks headshrinker2, I'll pass on your message

I posted that pic on AVForums awhile ago and it's amazing how many people have been in touch regarding where I purchased it from or if they can commission my wife to build them something similar, maybe I can get her working Sundays

She is actually a computer engineer for a big IT company here in the UK and she runs their data centre and server rooms, so to be fair she a bit of a techie which I guess helps my with my Hi-Fi hobby.

mclsound · « **Reply #72 on:** 20 May 2011, 08:24 pm »

How can a audiophile be happily married when a audiophile is never happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL

Diamond Dog · « **Reply #73 on:** 20 May 2011, 08:39 pm »

Quote from: mclsound on 20 May 2011, 08:24 pm

How can a audiophile be happily married when a audiophile is never happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL

NAILED IT !!!

D.D.

Elizabeth · « **Reply #74 on:** 20 May 2011, 09:07 pm »

Any woman should be happy her guy is at home instead of out somewhere else doing who knows what.
Give him a break. Better audio than hiding kids he doesn't want you to know about, in plain sight.
(though hiding that new electronic gear can be just as annoying, sometimes!)
"No Martha, that's the same old amp I ALWAYS had..."

kingdeezie · « **Reply #75 on:** 20 May 2011, 09:19 pm »

Its been about three years since I really got into this hobby, and I would be lying if for a while my marriage wasn't getting tested because of it.

I actually got tired of hearing myself utter the famous, "...this is the last upgrade," mantra over and over again to my wife.

However, she was extremely understanding thoughout the whole process and let me do my thing while I searched for that unattainable goal.

I finally feel satisfied enough to enjoy my music on my system, without having to switch out a peice of equipment every couple of months or so.

The last big peice of equipment I bought was back in December I think, and as embarrasing as is it to say; that's the longest I've lasted in these three years.

I feel pretty confident, besides slowly upgrading the cabling to really get the icing on the cake, that I am done for a little bit.

I will never forget however how patient and understanding my wife has been through the whole ordeal.

betamax · « **Reply #76 on:** 20 May 2011, 09:25 pm »

My wife appreciates good audio and is OK with me buying it, but she would go crazy if I paid full retail. She used to work in sales and knows how much things are marked up in price.

It's funny, she was fine with me spending thousands on gear because it was all at discounted prices. But if I pay full price for a shirt, she nags me. Go figure.

redbook · « **Reply #77 on:** 20 May 2011, 09:43 pm »

Yes....very, ; if your partner knows what is important to you...(She is the real music in my life.)

JLM · « **Reply #78 on:** 20 May 2011, 11:57 pm »

Werd is a potato chip?

Like Elizabeth says, better to be at home than doing who knows what. Besides there are lots of past times that cost as much or more than audio.

When we built a new house 6 years ago (the biggest financial mistake I've ever made) the deal was by moving away from my job/extended family/kids to be closer to her job/extended family that I'd get a man cave. And since I designed the house, it was easy to adapt the basement to including an audio purposed room. Thankfully the audio man cave was the cheapest finished space in the house to build.

hibuckhobby · « **Reply #79 on:** 21 May 2011, 01:23 pm »

Quote from: Bill O'Connell on 18 May 2011, 03:20 am

Well James,

Today my wife and I celebrated 36 years of marriage
James ,you and I are very lucky men as we seemed to have found the right one's.

38 years here. I've made a number of such purchases over the years, but have come to accept that clandestine purchases are a good way to erode trust. At the end of the day, if a new piece of gear is more important than the relationship to ones' spouse, the problem is greater than whether or not a new toy is purchased.
Just sayin'
Hibuck.....