Thanks for your responses. You may have no idea of this, but there are quite a few audiophiles who have megabuck systems and mostly diagnostic recordings. Perhaps a few audiophile approved music discs to check their soundstage or something. I've found that I do enjoy music more on a better system but I could live quite happily without one as well.
And Kitch, what I've done to clear up the problem you have is to buy a conversion van with a stereo system that can cut off the front speakers where my wife and I sit. The 3 kiddies can listen to Barney or the Backstreet Boys (hey, paint 'em purple and who'd know the diff?) and we have (nearly) blessed silence. It works! Shoot, I can even play Bill Evans quietly on a boombox in the front seat if I want! My wife is deaf in her left ear so I keep her on the passenger side :)
And Kitch, what I've done to clear up the problem you have is to buy a conversion van with a stereo system that can cut off the front speakers where my wife and I sit. The 3 kiddies can listen to Barney or the Backstreet Boys (hey, paint 'em purple and who'd know the diff?) and we have (nearly) blessed silence. It works! Shoot, I can even play Bill Evans quietly on a boombox in the front seat if I want! My wife is deaf in her left ear so I keep her on the passenger side :)