My guitarist son-in-law was impressed. My Rolling Stones-loving brother asked where the thump in the chest was. (I play mostly acoustic and have Magnepans). But best of all, my son has a favorite new group and he asks me to how he can fully realize all the layers of sound on their recordings. And so it begins.
“Civilian” reaction to your gear?
What kind of reaction do you see/get when non-gearheads see or hear your systems?
I have gotten the full spectrum- one person called my assembly of gear obnoxious (call me obnoxious, ok, but my gear? Fighting words!). Others have been politely (and sometimes dismissively) curious; I’ve been asked if it’s as good as Bose (I usually say “close”); and some thought this level of music reproduction at home was not possible. Many have asked what does each “box” do.
For the genuinely curious I tell them “sit hear” followed by “what would you like to hear”? I play their choice (thank you Qobuz) and invariably the expression on their is quite positive.
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I've had the full range of reactions. Totally ignoring a room with an imposing amount of equipment all the way to "What is all that stuff?" My Hartley speakers are large 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide. With that as backdrop.... A cousin of mine comes to the house for a BBQ and wanders into the music room. Comes and gets me and heavily questions me about all the equipment in a very congenial way. Finally he looks at me and says "Well that's a helluva lot of equipment but where are the speakers?! So I ask "You don't see any speakers in this room?". He says no! I let him chew on that for a minute because I am amused. And then I point to the speakers. He says "Those are NOT speakers!". I say sure they are. He refuses to believe me and acting annoyed storms out of the room. Go figure. Sheesh civilians. Regards, barts |
@barts “Sheesh civilians” By just fueling the “them and us” devide, does not prove anything except define your attitude. Just observing your comments. It is not better to educate rather than to evade or dismiss. |
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