Why do almost all women today hate home audio?

If a woman tells you that you need to 'get with the times' and haul away your stereo then perhaps she is testing if you have a backbone?

If it is simply a matter of disinterest then I would point the finger at the lack of a real social factor in the hobby, something which women on average value more than men. I don't see the same imbalance in TV or YouTube watching which are the equivalent pastimes of today. Perhaps if people invited over company and made music an after dinner activity as used to be done your wives would be more inclined to take interest in if your system is up to snuff? I wouldn't believe any claims that women have lost interest in music as based on the advertising I see they must be buying far more music than the average man.

This assessment ignores a lot of very basic facts. For many Americans, they need a car to get to work, and they need a car to do even the most basic shopping. For them, a car is a practical necessity.

You should test your theory out on your wife. Ask her what she thinks is the least desirable car that she could own. Then suggest that it might be good idea to buy one. See whether the practical aspects of a car are more important to her than the aesthetic aspects

OP I knew many, many women that listened, and had there own stereos, in the late 60’s and 70’s.

In 50s~70s, many audio companies were after the natural sound and they were very close to make the natural sound. The audio sound so close to the original live music that men and women dance always with even cheap (or expensive) audio systems in 60s and 70s. Then the pursuit of the natural sound was stop in late 70s without completing the natural sound. Making the natural sound was too hard and audio companies gave up making it. Also, many sound specialists were passed away without teaching other people because they didn’t have the perfect solution. Since 80s, all new audio systems sound un-natural and veiled (getting worse). And audio companies only talk about technology and the sound (bass, detail, depth) and they never talk about the music.

To non-audiophiles (men & women) can’t hear the sound of hi-fi audio systems. Also, the hi-fi sound hurts their ears. There are natural sounds and un-natural sounds. We hear natural sounds everywhere such as people talking, dog barking, car engine sound, etc. We comprehend natural sounds easily and without any effort.

Every reproduction audio systems in the world sound un-natural and veiled. People can’t hear un-natural sounds while they ears are in natural sound mode. Human ears must adjust to un-natural sound mode to hear un-natural sounds. People can’t hear natural sounds when they are in un-natural sound mode. Audiophiles can switch between natural and un-natural sounds quickly because they are trained/used to un-natural sounds. Non-audiophiles (men & women) can’t switch between natural and un-natural audio sounds quickly and listening un-natural sounds is painful to their ears.

So, it is hard to develop interests in home audio for non-audiophile women & men.

Alex/Wavetouch

geoffkait    12-01-2015 at 04:03am 

It is well known that women's hearing is far better than men's so it's simply a case of when they listen to the man's system she can hear just how bad it sounds.

I agree on "she can hear just how bad it sounds."

Alex/Wavetouch