“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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@stuartk 

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.

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. 

Yes l have to admit, l am a self assessed fringe obscene purchaser. I spend far too much money on music and gear, always have. Even an oddball myself within a small percentage of the population with such a hobby, but l leave those reading these comments to self assess themselves.

 

With regards to cars and trucks, l have never given it a thought. As long as they start maybe!

@barts 

Not into music at all?  I was going to say something like "Poor guy-- doesn’t know what he’s missing" but then again, maybe he’s a member of a majority that’s immune to art. Maybe @mylogic is right -- we’re the oddballs. It sure is fun, being odd, though!