Wife mad about Audio Purchases ?

shack

My wife has no idea what I spend on my audio hobby (or any others for that matter)...and doesn't care.

codyc1ark

steveinaz wrote: »

There's only one way to handle this with dignity...LFE.

Fixed.

tonyb

steveinaz wrote: »

There's only one way to handle this with dignity...LIE.

LOL !! That made my day.

SDA1C

Mine was in the middle of a small complaint about the 4k I spent in the last 2 weeks when I gently turned on the tunes. She sat down in the sweet spot and said "Where's my Adele cd?" Case closed!

1C

mdaudioguy

shack wrote: »

My wife has no idea what I spend on my audio hobby (or any others for that matter)...and doesn't care.

Same here. Some of these other dudes are screwed. Too bad, so sad. I'm happy.

inspiredsports

sda2mike wrote: »

i'm careful about large deliveries...those go to the office...once the new item is safely in, it's easy to integrate into the system without notice...besides, the wifey buys boatloads of shoes;)

More than a few pairs of shoes seem to be a common theme (and my wife does that too to a certain degree, but you guys are lucky if it's limited to shoes!

My wife just flew to Okinawa Japan for a 9 day visit to see here childhood stomping grounds where she went to junior high when her dad was stationed there at the tail end of the Viet Nam war. The double-whammy is it was unpaid leave from her teaching position.

I did buy a couple cubic yards (literally) of gear while she was away to even things out.

[Deleted User]

WAF never applied to me and never will. If I like it, I buy it. But wife and my mom together.. Now that is a different story... In the end, they like what they like. woman stuff that men can never really use. However, what I like.. they will like.. because it is just that bad ****.... and they, too, know it... Women are not deaf, but they could be selectively blind. That is, until they realize, what you really have. Such as a simple trip to a friends house, watch a movie or hear a song.. Reailize that it sounds like ****. Eventually, they will represent what you have, and sometimes get the facts all wrong on what all those pieces of equipment are. That is when you step in and take over.... ahhh. what a life... and that makes you love them even more.......

Halen

Glowrdr

I have to join the "Wife doesn't know" crowd. Possibly skirting lying or at least misrepresenting. Wife has no idea what the SC-37 cost (although she's the one that dished out the $1200 for my last H/K, so she knows it isn't cheap)

Just bought a 660wi a couple weeks ago. That conversation started out as "I sold my other sub for $100, and the PSW505 was on sale @ newegg for less than $200". The previous statement was completely true. I just didn't buy the 505. lol

You know the movie Big Daddy, when he says "earmuffs" and the kids know to cover their ears? It's like that around here. Except I just say "Newegg" and the wife tunes me out thinking it's some other PC thing I'm obsessed with. I'm gonna try the "Honey, you care if I get the NEWEGG '69 camaro I've always wanted?" I bet I get the standard "yeah, whatever - I don't care if I don't have to hear about it anymore"

Sherardp

You should have tagged along Inspired, we could have met up bro.

chumlie

Ahh. The joys of being single. The ex used to have a hissy fit over a couple of cd's.

soundfreak1

Had a woman tell me once " it was her or the speakers" " god I'm going to miss her!"

Toolfan66

Grow some or get some it's your house too. Unless you don't work and she pays for everything..

rromeo923

I get the most complaints about keeping the boxes.

Drenis

Timothy Smith wrote: »

Does your GF have a sister?, or is her mom available?....I'm just askin'.

She has a sister that's a couple years younger that's off and on...

nooshinjohn wrote: »

pics or it didn't happen.:cheesygrin:

As you wish...

cstmar01

I guess I'm lucky. I live alone and my gf has her own place. However she did attest one time when I said that if I picked up a pair of Platinums or larger speakers I might have to use her place for storage. That didn't go over too well.

Being 25 and single has some advantages! My friend's wives think I'm crazy and always tell my friends they are not allowed to buy anything used from me because it will not go into their living rooms lol.

JimMueller

Back in '98 I was having a problem with the radio in my Pontiac. I was ill one day so I stayed home from work. I later felt better and went driving around. Wife came in the front door wanting to know where my car was, and I told it was out there. Long story short I traded the car in. She's long gone but I still have the same vehicle; we're still friends. I was LMAO when her 18 year old son was considering buying the late model version of the car I have... I rubbed it in her face jokingly and she just laughed along.

tommyt21

Well my wife is finnally aware of the HSU VTF-2 Mk4. It didnt go that bad she just told me to tell her ahead of time before I order. (yea right, i'm not that dumb, telling her ahead of time means " hey dont you dare order it you don't need it") Plus I brought up the news of the new sub when her brother was at the house so she couldn't yell at me hehehehe. I also bribed her with some sex, women,eek::twisted::redface: Now I can pull the damn thing out of the closet and hook it up tommorrow. I will report back a comparison between it and the psw505 this weekend.

sda2mike

i have 2b's...i was in a bidding war a couple months back for some sda srs big boys...i was planning to just 'sneak' em in;)...they're only 20" taller, right?

billbillw

sda2mike wrote: »

i have 2b's...i was in a bidding war a couple months back for some sda srs big boys...i was planning to just 'sneak' em in;)...they're only 20" taller, right?

That might be a stretch, but my wife never really noticed when I swapped out a set of RTA11T to a set of SCA-1C (all black studio version). They were both just big black speakers with a Polk emblem. A few weeks later, she threw out a random comment about how the speakers seemed too big...Heh, too late now baby! When I later swapped to the SS-M9, there was no hiding it, but I sold her on the fact that the frontal profile was smaller (didn't mention that they were 3 times deeper!!!). Regardless, I've made it very clear to her that the SS-M9 are staying for good. She knows that is something I am not willing to budge on.

AsSiMiLaTeD

I've never understood the whole wife approval thing. From what I've seen and heard it usually boils down to one of a few things:

1 - The wife gets upset because guys are buying gear that they can't afford. To me that one's on the guy, you shouldn't be buying stereo gear if you're hurting financially, you're putting youself and family in a bad spot. That one's 100% on you, time to man up and do the right thing

2 - The wife gets upset because guys are buying gear with money that (they think) could have been used more wisely. This is more of a grey area and I suspect where most of you guys are at. All that's required here is a bit of reasonableness and compromise (from both sides) and in my experience things work themself out and there's no need to argue about it. If someone is being unreasonable then you likely have deeper issues and should probably be addressing those instead of buying stereo gear. I've had zero problems in this area because my wife has all her needs and wants taken care of. I'm lucky in the regard that she's not big into jewelry and doesn't have 100 pair of shoes..

3 - Aesthetics also play a role and again here compromise is key. I haven't had any problems here because I'm just as much of a 'chick' as she is when it comes to aesthetics. I'm more anal than she is about wanting everything to match. When I had those red EZ as Pie speakers that keith referenced above (he got those from me) in the bedromm she had no complaints, and believe me those didn't match ANYTHING.

Some of my experience is due to me being lucky enough to marry the woman I did, but alot of it has to do with me not doing stupid things like buying crap we can't afford and buying speakers that are too large and obtrusive for a small living area.

JimKellyfan

My wife has gotten broken in well over the years. We still discuss any major purchase on a most of the time basis. (anything over 200). But, I can buy pretty much anything we can make the payments on. Currently, we have way too many bills and I stopped myself from getting the Monitor 70's, not her. I think with her, once I surpass the 3k mark is one I usually have to justify moreso than anything under that.

shack

I've never bought a "hobby" item with anything other than cash...regardless of the amount. The only thing that goes on terms is a car or the house. Major appliances may be 12 months same as cash...but thats only because it's free money for a year. Toys, luxury items, vacations, hobbies...there is either cash in hand or it doesn't get bought.

Rivrrat

My wife gets higher end audio, so if I add or upgrade something (within reason) she's fine with that. She's also into woodworking and shooting, so when I spend money on those indulgences she's fine with that too.

Try explaining a 500 buck fishing rod and reel combo (in 95 dollars) when the wife doesn't fish.

Also, what Shack said. All my toys are paid for with overtime, so they don't touch the family budget.

Evrythngmatters

shack wrote: »

I've never bought a "hobby" item with anything other than cash...regardless of the amount. The only thing that goes on terms is a car or the house. Major appliances may be 12 months same as cash...but thats only because it's free money for a year. Toys, luxury items, vacations, hobbies...there is either cash in hand or it doesn't get bought.

I am the same way except I have never and I repeat never financed anything and never will (inclusive of my home). It's cash or a cashiers check and that's it. I will not pay someone else to use my own money. If I cannot afford it all at one time I save up and then buy it.
My wife is on board with all the audio, I put on her favorite band (R.E.M) and when she heard it that was the end of me having to worry about it. Now she did say the other day that my vinyl spending has gone a little crazy but hey, I just got a tt not to long ago so I have to have something to play on it,lol.

SolidSqual

My wife has no problems with my audio purchases so long as I pay the bills, increase our savings and spoil her every now and again. In fact, most times when I mention something cool in passing, she'll find a way to buy it for my birthday. I feel bad for you other guys.

The wife loves how crazy my gear looks and the conversation piece that it becomes.