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Speakers Women Like

Another discussion asked whether there were any women audiophiles, like males who knit, they exist, but are hard to find. I am interested in "stereo" types (i.e. types of people who like stereo music), but not judgements and I love hearing about what other listeners get out of music.

So my question for the women listeners and readers here is, what speakers do you like, maybe what headphones and what make you scratch your head and go "you’ve got to be kidding me? "  Do you think it's about hearing, or culture? Are you all about the big double bass in a Jazz quartet, or the Chinese erhu? What makes you feel at home with audiophiles, what makes you feel your by yourself?

Any other information about how you got there, like whether you play music, or like a certain genre. Please, we’re all ears.

Erik
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erik_squires OP
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Sure, it is for everyone, but what did you end up buying to listen to it? :)

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Erik
erik_squires OP
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So, "my wife loves my speakers" is kind of not contributing. :) Nor is it that women have better hearing.  What do women buy? That's the question, or what do they like to listen to.  If they love your speakers, then what are those? :)

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Erik
erik_squires OP
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inna!

I'm sorry I really don't mean to shut anyone out, but I do want to get past generalizations about women's hearing to specifics.

I do remember a fellow Ayre lover, a woman, had a very very difficult time with digital sound until the Ayre QB-9.  It gave her headaches and no one believed her.  I would have loved to know what was different about her hearing, specifically, that caused it.



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Erik
erik_squires OP
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Come over to the Multi-Way forums on DIY Audio if you want to talk drivers and crossovers.  Lots of AMT builders there, including me. :) 

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Erik
erik_squires OP
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Don,

I don't have invisible speakers and all the ladies who've listened love them.  Honestly I think lots has to do with the quality of the speakers. My audiophile friends don't love my speakers that much either, but music producing friends do. There's something going on about sound quality, women's hearing and audiophile trends.

In the case of size though, I'm with the women.  We all dream of palatial listening rooms, but little annoys me more than seeing guys put two giant speakers at the end of what looks like a shoe closet.  I mean, come on! Live within your means. :)  The only thing that annoys me more is Michael Fremer complaining about his room not having deep bass and not doing anything about it.  Boom. ;-)

Also, I rend in modest spaces.  Not tiny, but speakers for me are going to have to be small foot print, and small space speakers. If a speaker needs 5' on either side to sound good it's not going to be for me.

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Erik
erik_squires OP
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Interesting.  I'm actually a big fan of Monitor Audio.  The last time I heard Thiel's though Jim was still alive and I found their sound piercing, so it's hard for me to imagine you liking the Monitor Audio AND the Thiels.

If your a bit of a techie, consider building your own.  I bet a pair of Klang Tong NADA's would fit you like a glove. :)

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Erik
erik_squires OP
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You can have the cabinet made by Lee Taylor. The only thing after that is the crossover, and that can be purchased fully assembled from Madisound.  If you can install a speaker in a car, this would be a piece of cake.

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Erik
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