Any ladies in the audience?

No women at ASR since it doesn’t require “hearing”.  
Children? Limited understanding, tantrums, limited experience… likely

You may want to ask Angie from American Sound in Ontario Canada.  She has a store that sells very high-end components and speakers - brands that'll make your head spin! She's been in the business for decades and it's extremely knowledgeable and well known in the industry.  Name it she has it! If this isn't enough,  you should see her personal system.

So sorry to brake it to you guys,  she knows more about this business/hobby than any of us. 

I am a woman audiophile, though I only discovered this wonderful Hi-Fi community a few years ago. While I am not very active on the forums (for obvious reasons), I love attending audio shows and meeting fellow audiophiles in person. 

We may not be very visible online, but we certainly have our own ways of being part of the community. For example, check out the children’s book Passport to Sound 🙂

@dimensions ,

Nice to hear from you!

Yes, I can imagine the 'obvious' reasons are women have the smarts and good sense to not waste time and energy on the petty nonsense we men bicker about on here.

It curious that there is such an imbalance between men and women in the audio world. My academic background was in Physics and it was the same there. On the surface, it appears to be a choice made by girls and women. Maybe there are barriers of which I am unaware. In science education, there’s talk about the lack of role models for girls. I find it hard to believe that would be a full explanation. 

It’s only anecdotal but my wife just doesn’t care for sitting down and doing nothing but listen to music. It would be torture for her and she prefers mainly escapist TV. She happily listens to Smooth Radio when driving and her standard very limited playlist when exercising. Also, she likes concerts. Perhaps, the difference has something to do with her being an extrovert activist and me an introvert reflector.