I have a very nice 2 channel rig (rant!!)

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
edited March 2011 in 2 Channel Audio
And my wife is sitting down listening to music through her phone...:confused::rolleyes:
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  • Bababouey
    Bababouey Posts: 129
    edited March 2011
    I helped my daughter move yesterday.
    We hooked up a mini Sony stereo.My daughter plugs her ipod in to it.
    I notice only one channel is working.
    Her ipod is in need of repair.
    Between my wife, 2 daughters and their freineds,none of them noticed.
    I long ago stopped trying to figure out women and music.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited March 2011
    Call her and tell her you need a sammich.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited March 2011
    Sorry to hear that Larry, it's the convenience factor over quality, some just don't care.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited March 2011
    Get a rope.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited March 2011
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    And my wife is sitting down listening to music through her phone...:confused::rolleyes:

    In the town of Stepford, that would NEVER be allowed to happen.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited March 2011
    I take calls on my hifi, so it all sort of balances out.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2011
    Not everyone is as geeky as we are. Sad, but true.
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  • slk55amg
    slk55amg Posts: 305
    edited March 2011
    :frown:After lurking around this forum for a long time, I finally got my sytem to the point that I am satisfied, no matter what the volume level my wife says " turn it down"
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited March 2011
    Just get the wife a pair of self installing volume adjusters:

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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited March 2011
    If she's happy with it....what's the problem?

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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited March 2011
    It took my wife a while to noticed, but she did eventually figure out that one of the channels on the rather nice pair of IEMs that I bought her was out. She only noticed when she finally put it in though, because she usually just walks around with one side dangling.

    I think it has something to do with women's tolerance of crap, and why the human race would've long since become extint is women didn't have such a high tolerance for crap.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2011
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    And my wife is sitting down listening to music through her phone...:confused::rolleyes:

    :confused: :eek:

    I have a friend who let me borrow a CD of a local band... he didn't like the music and was about to give me the CD.. till I played it on the SDA 2b's.. then he loved the music...

    he said it sounded live.. we cranked it.. and it did sound very good.. think of the Decemberists type indie rock..
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited March 2011
    /start mild thread jack
    danger boy wrote: »
    :confused: :eek:

    I have a friend who let me borrow a CD of a local band... he didn't like the music and was about to give me the CD.. till I played it on the SDA 2b's.. then he loved the music...

    he said it sounded live.. we cranked it.. and it did sound very good.. think of the Decemberists type indie rock..

    which band was it? /end mild thread jack
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2011
    punk-roc wrote: »
    /start mild thread jack


    which band was it? /end mild thread jack

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    edited March 2011
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    And my wife is sitting down listening to music through her phone...:confused::rolleyes:

    My wife doesn't even like to stay in my man cave for more than a minute. She says it smells. I think that's a good thing after being married for twenty years.:biggrin:

    Too many rubber woofer surrounds I guess. Most everybody that comes into it says it smells great. I burn candles alot out there only because I like smelling scents in an invironment. I also have a water fountain running when I'm out there. Two light settings also.

    My wife and my step-daughter could still care less also.


    If only I had it 20 years ago. Wait I had the ESS's and I guess they did the trick back then. She married me after a few sesions in front of them.:tongue:

    Listening sessions....:wink:
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited March 2011
    My favorite way of listening to music these days?

    -Pandora on my blackberry
    -Streamed to my car's stereo wirelessly via bluetooth

    That's a stock, crappy car stereo with no amps, etc.

    How does it sound? I couldn't care less. I dig it.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited March 2011
    ^^ +1! For good, or for bad, Pandora is changing the way I'm listening to music... I'm finding lots of new stuff I never would have heard before, but my attention span seems to be shrinking... yikes. :eek:

    I play it through my car stereo, too, but I have done a few upgrades there.

    In the end, while I really do want it to sound good, it's always all about the tunes for me.
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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited March 2011
    Pandora really is great. It isn't the highest quality of sound but streamed through my Blue Ray player onto my SDA's, it sounds pretty impressive. And like Madaudioguy points out, it helps me find a ton of stuff I would have never come across otherwise, and then I can go out and purchase the albums from there.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited March 2011
    You may try putting on something like this to get her interested in your hobby.
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