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Non Audiophiles are funny people

ive had several non audiophile types in my home in the past year (painter,plumber,postal person, UPS,Fedex driver, neighbors) for some reason or another. I have 3 turntables
1. Michell GyroDec Linn AKito/Lyra Clavis
2. Sota Star SME 5/Cardas Heart
3. Well tempered Classic / Sumiko SHO

each one of these people ask or say "you must be a DJ" or "are you a DJ?". Imagine scrathing and backspinning on the wheels of steel, a belt driven loaded way down at 1.8 grams complete with vaccum hold down! Dont forget that record clamp! I can only imagine what that UPS driver would do if he was here alone with some Run DMC wax.
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david99
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My sister thought my Pass Labs Aleph-3 was 'some kind of special speaker' My ex-girlfriend thought it was a 'portable air-conditioner' Im all reality, I think its a very inefficient space heater!(but it makes great music)
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Tmitchell,

that is hilarious and just what I would expect of people. Never mind the Joule, how does that Bose sound!!
ohlala
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I have a flexy that holds about half my equipment. The bug man was impressed and felt that I should earn some money making them. The funny thing was my nerdy stammering while I tried to compile a simple explanation about why I couldn't.

Then there's the whole "what's that?" game.

And then there was that time when a fed ex guy or someone lopped his ledger on top of one of my speakers like it was a countertop. I had to put the hurt on him. My speakers in particular to do take kind to that sort of thing.
mdomnick
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I enjoy peoples look on their faces when they see my rig...its only a $13000 setup (only I say, but hey, life is perspectives). I especially enjoy turning the front display off on my lexicon and hearing people say "how does it work when its turned off). Gotta love this hobby:)
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albertporter
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I get the same reaction each time a non audiophile visitor enters my home and sees my Soundlab U-1 speakers. They are over seven feet tall and more than three feet wide.

First comment, "Are those speakers?!!?"

Second comment, "Boy, I'll bet they will blow down the walls!

I reply, "Actually no, they are designed to reproduce music beautifully and with almost no distortion."

At this point, they look disappointed, as if that was no fun at all.
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