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3-D Movie Is A Metaphor for Non-Audiophiles

I went to a 3-D IMAX movie last night with my girlfriend and finally she could really understand the difference between a stereo system (a regular movie) and my quest for hi fidelity (the 3-D imaging effect). If you have never seen a 3-D movie, you owe it to yourself.

She already loves listening to Celine Dion on my system really loud but she didn't really "get" the other nuances that true Hi Fi offers. I hope she will start listening more.

What other ways have you found to help the uninitiated understand?
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ohlala
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Does "understand" really mean care? There's nothing to understand - people just don't care, which is fine because hi-fi isn't important.
lazarus28
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ohlala - you, sir, are correct.

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loonytunz
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I think 'understand' meant just that. There is something to understand, at least for a certain segment of non-audiophile types.

Music to many of them is a passing distraction on which they have never focused their full attention. I have had a number of friends and neighbors over to listen, and when presented with nothing on which to focus except the audio, it has never failed to garner a new found understanding for the art of sound reproduction. Whether or not they care is another matter.
gunbei
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The only "DDD" movies I've seen are some of the later Three Stooges shorts specifically made for it. This was about 25 years ago when The Stooges weren't being aired anywhere on Los Angeles TV. It was interesting to see a Hollywood theater completely packed with not a single female present.

The other time was for an Elvira hosted movie being shown on TV. I had to go to my local 7 Eleven to get the blue and red specs just so I could see Elvira's wonderful jumbo jacks in all their dimensional glory.
timf
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My guess is that you perceive your girlfriend as missing more than just the audiophile experience you wish to share with her. My experience with passion is that you rarely feel left alone with it.
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