What is the most annoying question non-audio people ask you?

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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2010
    You paid how much for that projector? What is all those things do in that rack? Those subs are sick, who is SVS? Those are my favorite.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited August 2010
    "Dad, can you please turn that down?"

    Yeah, I live in an alternate universe. :p
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited August 2010
    Are those air conditioners beside your speakers.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited August 2010
    "you spent all that money on an audio system, why did you buy such little speakers...?" :rolleyes:
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited August 2010
    This one from my brother-in-law is and he was always and audiophile of sorts but has changed; "How can all that old technology, turntable, R2R, CDP, tubes, sound anywhere near as good as my iPod? It is pure music without any medium to cloud the sound!" Then he says, "you're going backwards!"

    ARRRRGHHHHHHHGGGG!!!

    He thinks the iPod he now has sounds better than my rig and won't even sit and listen with me when he visits from time to time. The funny thing is for the past four years I couldn't get him out of my 2ch room when he visited he was so taken by the sound of the rig!!! That is until he got the iPod!:eek::confused::confused::confused:


    When he first posed this question to me, I asked him if he had taken up drinking.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2010
    Jstas wrote: »
    Just like you don't need a personal arsenal worth of firearms.

    Definitely not going to your house when the zombie apocalypse happens.

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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2010
    the question i get most often about my system.. is... Why is your "receiver" so big? and i punch them in the nuts and tell them it's NOT a receiver it's a pre amp, you bozo!!! :mad:

    sheesh, like it looks like a receiver?? :p;)
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,953
    edited August 2010
    All good comments as I'm sure most of us have heard the majority of these questions. I always try and work in "it's about the quality of the sound ". Of coarse they say that Ipod is soo easy and convenient. Well, if you can't take a few hours,in your own home to sit down and just listen to the music, then you need to change around some priorities in your life. Personally,I can't see why the two technologies can't co-exist. One is very portable, easy to use, and stores a gazillion songs. While the older technologies offer better sound qualities,cover art,gear you can touch and feel and has some worth,and a more taylored experience. I think today, this co-existing idea is taking shape as digital becomes better and products become more geared towards quality of sound. Will it ever reach the bar set by tubes and vinyl ? I doubt it, which is why they are still in demand. Demand drives the market, as long as we keep demanding sound quality, products will appear to hopefully meet those demands.

    I just had a party last night. My neighbor, a huge Bose fan who has Bose all over his house, asked me why I have such monster speakers. They take up too much room,cost way more than his Bose...blah,blah. I turned them on and threw in some Dire Straights, and said, " Does your Bose sound like this?" He smiles and says no, but the additional cost is not worth it to him. There it is in a nut shell I say. What worth do you place on things you enjoy? He likes to cut his lawn,has the top of the line Cub Cadet tractor. I ask him why he spent 3 times what a sears craftsman tractor could do and he replied because it cuts better. Point was made.
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited August 2010
    "Why do you care about hearing that?" when I describe some very tiny sound I can hear in a recording, such as the breath of a flutist or the saliva snapping in the mouth of a singer.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited August 2010
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    "Dad, can you please turn that down?"

    Yeah, I live in an alternate universe. :p

    Wow, that's awesome. My dad listened to Johnny Cash on vinyl when I was like 3 but he soon stopped listening to music at all. He also stopped reading even though he has a master's degree in theology. You inspire me to remained cultured to the end!
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited August 2010
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Wow, that's awesome. My dad listened to Johnny Cash on vinyl when I was like 3 but he soon stopped listening to music at all. He also stopped reading even though he has a master's degree in theology. You inspire me to remained cultured to the end!

    Like most kids, I guess, I used to hear "turn it down" when I was younger (which, of course, usually led to me turning it up:p), so I just thought it would be one of those things that I used to hear from my parents that eventually would come out of my mouth. Something like, "You're going to sit there until all those vegetables are gone!" or "Stop it, or somebody's going to get hurt." So, I always laugh a little when my kids tell me it's too loud, and they're 13 through 18!
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  • ratster
    ratster Posts: 324
    edited August 2010
    I wish my system was impressive enough for people to ask me annoying questions :(
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  • Cooey
    Cooey Posts: 11
    edited August 2010
    I like the one from my wife "ok this is it now right?". Well then I turned to you all and showed how far I have yet to go... [ok I get why you might not like the reference] and thanks for setting the bar.

    I like to point out to guys who are more interested in the size of their video/TV then the performance of their audio system that when you turn the sound off for any really scary movie [I don't like scary movies BTW] all the "scare" goes away. The movie becomes as interesting as a show on preserving kumquats. Why? Cause its ALL in the audio! Audio deserves more attention then video period.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited August 2010
    blakeh wrote: »
    I do my best never to talk about how much I've spent on my system -- even to friends and family unless they really want to know. I just want them to enjoy the tunes and not have their opinion colored by dollar signs.

    I agree. I hate the "What's a setup like that cost?" questions and change the subject.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,953
    edited August 2010
    Look at it this way....If you played a movie, turned the video part off and just listened to the audio, your imagination could fill it in. If you reversed it,watched the video and turned the audio off, you would go nuts. Which is more important then? Also,like reading a book,there's no video but your imagination. Maybe it's the way our brains process information. The video part completes it but is not necessary. The audio part pulls it all together.
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  • doctorcilantro
    doctorcilantro Posts: 2,028
    edited August 2010
    "What do you have that uses tubes" (incredulously).
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2010
    "George, why are you so boss and awesome, and all the other audio freaks are geeks, nerds, and dweebs?"
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited August 2010
    George Grand wrote: »
    "George, why are you so boss and awesome, and all the other audio freaks are geeks, nerds, and dweebs?"

    hahah, I can't imagine that getting called "boss and awesome" would ever get annoying!

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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
    edited August 2010
    This has been one of the funniest and enjoyable posts I've ever read. Some really great posts here.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited August 2010
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    I agree. I hate the "What's a setup like that cost?" questions and change the subject.

    Heck, I even try to avoid adding up what I've spent. :)
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited August 2010
    tonyb wrote: »
    Look at it this way....If you played a movie, turned the video part off and just listened to the audio, your imagination could fill it in. If you reversed it,watched the video and turned the audio off, you would go nuts. Which is more important then? Also,like reading a book,there's no video but your imagination. Maybe it's the way our brains process information. The video part completes it but is not necessary. The audio part pulls it all together.
    That depends on the subject matter. If its a **** movie the video is far more important. Try hearing just the sounds without the video and see which is more important to you :p



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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    edited August 2010
    Fongolio wrote: »
    When I tell people I'm into vinyl and have over 2000 records, many ask "Do you listen to them?" .....uh duh....

    Your answer should be "No i use them to bake pizza's on!:rolleyes:"

    My favorite has to be "Why would you listen to record's when you can listen to the same songs on your phone"
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  • debussyj
    debussyj Posts: 198
    edited August 2010
    This is my time to vent! I always get crap from the women, because I'm a woman about how can I stand those big speakers dominating the room! Then I tell them I think they're beautiful and basically give my piss off look. Then I end up spending the remainder of the evening and weeks and numerous E-mails later educating their husbands about audio. Then after picking my brain like scavengers,they end up purchasing some system made by that company whose name sounds like "blows", I become enraged and explode and the rest you say is history. I honestly don't know why I bother giving advice, but I love this hobby so much, my passion overwhelms me. I'm always hoping to find a convert. Sorry, just had to let that out! DJ
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited August 2010
    snow wrote: »
    That depends on the subject matter. If its a **** movie the video is far more important. Try hearing just the sounds without the video and see which is more important to you :p



    REGARDS SNOW

    ROTFLMAO!!! Just listening to the audio would have the exact opposite effect that watching the video does!:D
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  • newbie308
    newbie308 Posts: 767
    edited August 2010
    Jstas wrote: »
    We all have those people in our lives. The ones who don't understand. They have no interest and they can't understand why you do. That doesn't stop them from asking questions though! They ask some real boneheaded ones too. Sometimes, they can really get under your skin.

    So out of all the questions you get asked about audio, what's the one that really cooks your turkey?




    For me, I think it's hearing "Why do you need that?" Well, buddy/toots/pal, I don't NEED it. Just like you don't need to be dropping $7 a pack on cigarettes or like you don't need a Corvette or a wine collection or a personal arsenal worth of firearms. I don't question your motives for whatever you have/do that I think is stupid so don't question mine. It's a hobby that I find enjoyable and relaxing. That's all the reason I need.
    What do you mean? I definetly need my arsenal! It aids in the elimination of people who ask stupid questions about why I do anything that improves my quality of life and my pursuit of happiness!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2010
    debussyj wrote: »
    This is my time to vent! I always get crap from the women, because I'm a woman about how can I stand those big speakers dominating the room! Then I tell them I think they're beautiful and basically give my piss off look. Then I end up spending the remainder of the evening and weeks and numerous E-mails later educating their husbands about audio. Then after picking my brain like scavengers,they end up purchasing some system made by that company whose name sounds like "blows", I become enraged and explode and the rest you say is history. I honestly don't know why I bother giving advice, but I love this hobby so much, my passion overwhelms me. I'm always hoping to find a convert. Sorry, just had to let that out! DJ

    :D ROTFLMAO!!! It's not easy being a woman in this hobby is it DJ?

    I always get looked at crosseyed when I try to explain why I love it so.

    What you should do is when they start picking your brain, state right up front that if they are going to just turn around & buy a Bose system, then don't bother wasting your time eplaining things that they are simply going to ignore it all to spend thousands of dollars on something that is so inadequate.

    Good luck in finding a convert!

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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited August 2010
    F1nut wrote: »
    Nobody asks me annoying questions about my rigs. It must be that, I'll rip your effing head off, look on my face.



    well, that......and the blood slowly dripping off your fangs and down the left side of your chin. The Coffin in the living room is just an afterthought.
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited August 2010
    1) "Why don't you just hook all of your speakers (maybe 9 pairs) up at the same time and play them?"

    2) Why would you want vacuum tubes?

    3) Does it "POUND"?

    4) Why would you want old equipment?

    5) We have the best....we have BOSE.
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  • Mike Kozak
    Mike Kozak Posts: 931
    edited August 2010
    Why do you dislike killer cats???
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited August 2010
    F1nut wrote: »
    Nobody asks me annoying questions about my rigs. It must be that, I'll rip your effing head off, look on my face.
    ohskigod wrote: »
    well, that......and the blood slowly dripping off your fangs and down the left side of your chin. The Coffin in the living room is just an afterthought.

    Good Lord I'm going to up-chuck I'm laughing so hard!!!

    I can see that look on Jesse's face in my minds eye and Louie WAAAAAAAAA!!!!

    Hahaha, I just thought of something else. I've seen that look on Jesse's face talking to him on the phone about some idiot customer that was twisting his ballinis!!!
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