I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone


My wife is the youngest of my mom in law who is 88 years old.

Recently my wife is staying with her mom to take care  expecting her mom can live just one more year or so.

Thus I am having happy life playing music loud even during midnight.

My house is seated on 2 acre lot so that my neighbors does not get bothered unless windows open wide.


My wife dropped at home yesterday ( She drop once a week to clean the messy kitchen while she is away.  She is an angel Ha ha).

She happened to see my new headphone of Stax 009S headphone and asked its price.

I could tell her the real value ( new price 4,500$ and I got 4 months used one for 3,200$).

I did not mean to deceive her but answered it costs me 1,500$ by chance.


Then she had listened to K-Pop using both  Stax 009S headphone driven by Carbon amplifier and Massdrop  Empire Zeus IEM( I told her the real value as 1,000$ No lie here Hehe).

The source was  Cocktail Audio X30 music server feeding  Chord Dave and Mscaler ( I did not tell her how much Chord Dave and Mscaler cost, if she find out, I may have to buy her diamond necklace)

On first few songs, she prefer  Empire Zeus IEM  to  Stax 009S headphone on lively sound of the former.

But after listening few more songs, she expressed that  Stax 009S headphone sounds more natural than  Empire Zeus IEM .


Whew if I had told her that I had spent 3200$ on headphone, I may have to go out to buy her something like expensive bag or clothing.

Reality is I had also spent additional 3300$ on  KGSSHV Carbon headphone amplifier.

How many of your audiophile had lied to your wife or girlfriend about the cost of audio components?

I guess 98% from my 41 years of audio history.


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As a person of Asian descent it always makes me cringe when I see fellow Asians bragging. Unfortunately I see it a lot. Makes me sad for them.
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Bragging about telling a lie or having that personality trait shows lack of character. Learning how to share your interests with your wife in a way that helps them see the import of your hobby is an ability that should be aspired to. I had to go through this very situation this past year and though she became more empathetic to my cause, it wasn't a 100% win for me. But it certainly was a win in that I never have to worry about whether I am caught in my lie. I sleep at night. And I really enjoy my new rig.

For those of you just having fun with this thread, enjoy.
I triple the price. She objects. By the time I tell her the truth, she is relieved. 
almarg: What ?

" ....Also, I would speculate that there is a high degree of correlation between having respectful and empathetic attitudes toward women,.."

This is a hi-fi blog -please keep your personal sexist comments to yourself: "Man likes women", Woman hates men" etc. Give it a rest,

pj