girlfriend problems


So I'm trying to convince my girlfriend that we should audition some preamp/amp choices like Cary, VTL, Triode Corp.

However, she's insistent of saving up for a Joule-Electra because when we auditioned our Dali's from Acoustic Image, the first amp we heard them through was a VZN-80.

Admittedly, we both melted when we heard that amp but I think Joule Electra is way out of our price range...what's a guy to do?!? Show her the estimated power bill with this amp?
tortilladc

Showing 4 responses by bifwynne

Help! I'm ready to explode. My wife just got it into her head that she needs to decorate my sound room. She wants to move my coach, hang pics, put a IKEA cheapo table in the room -- all while I'm listening to my rig. It has taken me months to tweak the position of the coach and speakers. There has to be some place I can have some peace and quiet!! Oooppss, here she comes. Gotta go. Bye.
Audiolabrynth -- let's switch. R u ready for this?? I was playing an unusually well recorded CD of a medley of familiar Mozart overtures. My wife said they were depressing. Huh??

So ... I got even. I have a well recorded CD of the best of Cheryl Crowe. I turned up the speaker gain and the sub gain too. The kitchen floor was shaking. My wife started screaming at me. She even made me sit on a kitchen chair so I could feel the floor vibrations. Yeah -- the chair was shaking too. Man .. the house was rockin.'

Well ... she won that battle, but I had a good private chuckle. Was it worth it?? Of course. :)
Tortilladc, your last post caught my eye. At first, I thought you may have met your beloved through A'gon. That might be another money making avenue for A'gon to pursue -- matchmaking for audiophiles.

That would certainly solve some "significant other" problems ...... but create others. Like ... who gets to use the stereo tonight. On second thought, maybe I'll keep my current non-audiophile wife arrangement the way it is. At least we don't fight over whose turn it is to use the stereo -- just for me to turn the volume down. :)

Happy New year, Bruce