My theory -- women see TV's and speakers as "anti-social." Because when you make TV or music a priority -- you cannot pay attention to others. Therefore, they are rude. Now, if you can hide this rudeness in an armoire or in the walls, that's polite. Therefore, plasma screens and in-wall speakers are polite and anything that extends into the room demanding attention is aggressively boorish. The armoire says, "I only take the TV out when no one else is around." The in-wall speaker says, "I am not a priority." They can also say, "I'm only for background music." Plasma screens say, "I'm not pushy, I'll just wait over on the wall until I'm needed. Cover me with a picture if you want, I won't interfere with your decor -- I know my place." Main thing -- they say, "we put our our highest value on conversation and interaction with others -- especially our guests." And that's the message most women try to send with their environment. Of course, this is a generalization. There *are*
exceptions. But, most of us are not married to the exceptions. If we're lucky, we're married to ones who are tolerant. Rare is the wife who will say, "these speakers aren't big enough. Where's the slamming bass? I think we could get better sound if we could move those monsters further into the room." Along the same lines, have you ever heard a woman say, "is that Led Zeppelin -- crank it up!" Obviously, they are crass creatures with no taste whatseoever.
exceptions. But, most of us are not married to the exceptions. If we're lucky, we're married to ones who are tolerant. Rare is the wife who will say, "these speakers aren't big enough. Where's the slamming bass? I think we could get better sound if we could move those monsters further into the room." Along the same lines, have you ever heard a woman say, "is that Led Zeppelin -- crank it up!" Obviously, they are crass creatures with no taste whatseoever.