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.
Funny! Did you coax him back, play the system so he could hear for himself?
“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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@barts “Please reread your (my) comment” l see someone else has beat me to a reply and possibly feels the same as me? l just did read back my post… Just to make sure! l gathered that opinion from your attitude towards your guest, which was a choice, not to educate him. You did not invite a healthy conversation, embarrassed your cousin by your dismissive behaviour, and by evasion (and silence) did not demonstrate how your system works. Do you not think that he would have appreciated a more open discussion? You did say he entered the whole conversation in a “congenial way”, the way you chose to finish it was not. |
This is my cousin of 70 years. He knows very well of my obsession with audio going back 60 years! He has heard my system in virtually all of its iterations just not the latest version. I simply was pulling his chain because he is not into music at all! And thinks anything more than a car radio is sort of whacked out. Not one bit of audio in his house...none...nada...zip! Regards, barts |
I don’t know if any study has been made into music lovers. I would hazard a guess that more people don’t care, have no interest in music, than those who do. It is entirely possible that it is us on here that are the odd ones out, who spend insane amounts (in some cases obscene offensive amounts) who are the oddballs. |
I've seen this before, where people are actually offended by how others spend their money. It must really annoy them to see what some people spend on their trucks and SUVs, and what some spend on a big fancy house. |
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