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Women who enjoy quality speakers

In my former marriage i was introduced to high end audio by my husband.

At the time the endless visits to highend shows , meetings and shops annoyed me. Tech talk and not very female friendly designs came and went in my living room.

And although i couldnt get used to all of the above, one thing i learned , how to listen.

Now years further , in my second marriage quality audio wasnt a very well know topic of my husband working in tech. Mediocre cheaper hifi dominated the house, which looked even worse and sounded even a lot worse.

When we talked about new speakers and bang and olufsen was mentioned i knew i had to educate him , to let him know whats on the market and how things can sound.

The revelation ended in buying avalon speakers and simular quality equipement and cables.

Now its up and running i really enjoy music again!

Who would have thought that!

I have never seen a lot of other women enthousiastic about quality sound and music. Are there any in this group? Do your wifes experience the same as i did?

Wishing you all a very musical festive season,

A very happy wife,

Jasmine

djasmine

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gregm
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I have never seen a lot of other women enthousiastic about quality sound and music. Are there any in this group? Do your wifes experience the same as i did?
My mother in law became something of an ally to my audiophilia some time ago when I was demoing speakrs. She has acute hearing and developed a genuine interest in sound reproduction.,We’ve compared notes on equipment ever since and demo’d together numerous devices through the years!
My wife however is only interested in the music even though she discerns sonic differences very easily and quickly. Proof of the pudding -- a silver foil speaker cable I tried out last week where she spontaneously remarked that the sound had improved, without being aware that anything had changed in the system





gregm
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I'm struck by the stereotypes (...) such as women "don't know how to listen" and "prefer to talk."
No way! I have never met a woman who did not have acute enough hearing to IMMEDIATELY pick out differences and what is better or worse.Excuse the emphasis, but I agree that that stereotype is absurd.

On second thought, maybe women in general don't need "to know how to listen": they discern differences naturally without "training" :)
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