The Wife wanted simplicity she got it

gudnoyez
gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
edited February 2019 in The Clubhouse
Well bless her heart she loves spending time with me listening to tunes with me, on the 2 channel, or any of the rigs but leave her alone trying to figure it all out. Pre on first Amp on last when starting up vice versa when shutting down, which players accepts SACDs which ones dont.

How to stream music through the Oppo or through my Musical Fidelity Dac, or the Chromecast Audio. Dont like cleaning Albums before playing, dont like using all the zero stats record clamps, she is more comfortable with the bedroom TV and the soundbar when she prefers the HT Rig downstairs. To make a long story short we were at Target today as I wanted a couple of CDs she spotted the Google Home Mini said she wanted one as you can tell it what to play and it does.

I broke down and bought her a couple of them and got her a Spotify premium account plus she can use XM radio with it. You should see how happy she is she said ok Google play James Dean from the Eagles and it did just that she's in control telling the Male voice google dude what tunes to play and it's doing that simple and were listening to stuff with out getting out of the lazy boys. She likes the real equipment better but enjoys simplicity when shes on her own. Were enjoying ourselves drinking a few hopefully she soon says ok google let's hear some Barry White and things lead to well things B). If shes happy I'm happy.
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Hard to beleive a couple of these things brings her happiness.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,457
    I sense something...
    l7uvcq7pa8mm.jpg

    Yep... pull the curtains. Russ is hiding in your bushes again.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited February 2019
    We used ours today for whole house audio as well. My girls love it when they can pick songs... though “Baby Shark” gets old fast
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    Great

    Now you have turned the forum to a rated R affair

    Must unread the last sentence
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I sense something...
    l7uvcq7pa8mm.jpg

    Yep... pull the curtains. Russ is hiding in your bushes again.

    Another Sasquatch sighting.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited February 2019
    No Barry White yet but just found out Quboz is compatible with chromecast compatible products so we will sign up for the Hi fi subscription which means google home, my chromecast audio and when I get a Cambridge streamer are all compatible with Quboz, Just found out the Hi Fi plan is only $16 a month if you pay for 12 months after the free month. Ok now I'm a happy camper, makes me want to say ok google play me some Barry White :o
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,793
    I could come over and sing to her. People say I sound like Barry White. What say you Steve? Plus.... I get cold standing outside in your shrubs......
    Let me in, Hanne!
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    Oh for the love of that amazing voice, won't ya let the boy in??
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Best thing I ever purchased for the WAF is my Harmony Elite remote. Makes all of the above completely simple. Even with HT bypass for 2ch and about 9 different sources, it works great. Highly recommended
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    Good job Gudnoyez! It's great that you have a spouse that enjoys your systems as much as you do. But it can get confusing handling all of it. Now it's simplified for her and she can enjoy it without having to worry about doing things in the correct order or figuring out what does what!
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited February 2019
    Yeah Cathy shes enjoying it shes cooking breakfast and told the google assistant to play Steely Dan's Aja album and alls good two of these google home minis playing together sound good after breakfast shes sending me out for a 3rd one. Hey if shes happy I'm happy. I now have some competition, until I go downstairs and crank my 2.3tls on a real system >:)
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    Try saying “Google Broadcast”.....

    It can work as an intercom :smile:

    Put one downstairs in the man cave.....

    “Hey Google”....... “Honey, can you bring me a beer”.... 👍
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    I had a spouse that enjoyed my cigars as much as I do, once. I divorced her.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,457
    edited February 2019
    afterburnt wrote: »
    I had a spouse that enjoyed my cigars as much as I do, once. I divorced her.

    You were married to Monica Lewinsky? :po:)
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Try saying “Google Broadcast”.....

    It can work as an intercom :smile:

    Put one downstairs in the man cave.....

    “Hey Google”....... “Honey, can you bring me a beer”.... 👍

    Good Idea but I would have to keep the beers in the upstairs fridge and have her bring them down to the cave. It wont work though I'm not allowed to store beers in the upstairs fridge. 2 days of this I'm going crazy the wife has turned into a DJ, I can only take so much, not much longer until I have to drown her out, with the big boys.
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    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,793
    Doooooo eeeeeeeet......
    I wanna see that little 100lb Teutonic Terror
    beat your corn fed Nordic beehind....
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited February 2019
    gudnoyez wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Try saying “Google Broadcast”.....

    It can work as an intercom :smile:

    Put one downstairs in the man cave.....

    “Hey Google”....... “Honey, can you bring me a beer”.... 👍

    Good Idea but I would have to keep the beers in the upstairs fridge and have her bring them down to the cave. It wont work though I'm not allowed to store beers in the upstairs fridge. 2 days of this I'm going crazy the wife has turned into a DJ, I can only take so much, not much longer until I have to drown her out, with the big boys.

    So bring her downstairs and let her jam with the big boys with you!

    OR if you live dangerously...

    “Hey google.... bring me a sandwich”....
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,990
    I dunno Steve, better not whip out the crack pipe infront of that gizmo. :)

    https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/02/25/report-home-assistants-with-moral-ai-could-call-police-on-owners/

    I mean...why not ? Seems like a natural progression for the AI anyway, right ? Seeing too that most homes will have some variation of this technology.

    I can see it now, giving your 16 year old son a beer, cops show up and give him a breathalyzer, you get arrested .

    You discuss with the wife about hiding stuff from the tax man, you get an audit notice in the mail.

    You tell your kid they can't have a sex change, or spank them, you got the cops at your door for child abuse.

    Possibilities are endless, along with the flow of new revenue from fines. ;)

    Just sayin'...be careful what you wish for.

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    @tonyb my Galaxy S1 does all that
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,170
    The Logitech Squeeze Box Touch was the device that got my wife on-board.

    Funny the difference between generations. My wife is much younger than me, so Keith Sweat is what gets her in the mood for...dancing ;)
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