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Audiophile demographics?

Why are there a disproportional number of male audiophiles?
Not sure if this is a silly question, but speaking for myself, I have never met a female audiophile.
I am sure they exist, but their scarcity begs the question as to why.
Is it merely that men have more of the "mine is bigger than yours" mentality, do men love gadgets and tools or is it something more sinister?
tony1954
audio2design
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A unitary measurement does not a statistic make ...

And yes, quantum mechanics shows that matter really does conform to statistical probabilities.


Oh here we go. Start out with differences in men and women, and let's find a way to insert what is effectively religion into the discussion.
ricred1
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My wife isn’t an "audiophile", but I trust her ears to help me make component purchasing decisions. She listens to 4 or 5 of her favorite songs every time I've brought a new component home to audition. She provides me feedback on her thoughts using non-audiophile terms and I always take her advice. 
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mahgister
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And yes, quantum mechanics shows that matter really does conform to statistical probabilities.
What do you do with the reduction of the waves probabilities? is it "matter" that operate it?

Complex design is not synonymus with religion my dear....

But it is more simple to drown the fish this way is not it?

Ok i will not derail the thread no more....





:)


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emrofsemanon
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it has been my long-term observation, that women who are really into music, seem to have some kind of cognitive compensator that fills in the missing bits/corrects the imbalances when listening to most consumer-grade gear, hence they lack the driving need for actual high-end equipment. 
audio2design
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I do the same thing with Beatle's music :-)
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