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HiFi for men?

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pitabread

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Is it? I seen the photo from the 50's/60's in the other thread and its the man proudly standing by his toy and the woman on the settee looking left out because she wont understand such things anyway, the picture says to me HiFi is for men and women just look pretty, total 50's mentality.

I know a lot of brochures will use good looking women to show off their goods, again advertising directed at men.
So, is the HiFi industry directing their products mainly at a male customer base?

Will we ever see half naked men pouting in a HiFi brochure? (not that I would ever want to) Or a pink Niam system?
 
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My wife enjoys music and plays the systems just fine. But, she does not want to swap components and grovel around in the details - it's not her hobby.

However, WAF does have a big influence on how things turn out, so she's involved. And when she makes up her mind about something, she is not looking off into the distance ... She's looking right at me and and pointing...

Pink, I got pink ear buds, but I still like girls :D
 
musichal said:
Obsessing over audio gear is still mainly a male trait.
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Just like obsessing over home decor is mainly a female trait. Lots of smart people have tried to figure out why that is, but I don't think anyone knows for sure.


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Most audiophiles are men. I've run accross very few female audiophiles in my time. That's just how it is.
 
I obsess over home decor, usually to prevent house plants from residing on my speakers.

My point was guys and girls is the audio industry pushing male dominance in the market place, they do after all control the market.

Would audio products aimed at the female market be a niche industry?
 
Answer why is pink a "girly" or "sissy" color and you will at the same time answer why this hobby is occupied by men.
 
Pandovski said:
Answer why is pink a "girly" or "sissy" color and you will at the same time answer why this hobby is occupied by men.
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From my experience having a three year old daughter they are pretty much forced to acknowledge pink as a girls colour, clothes, toys, you name it , if its for a girl its pink.
I hated shopping for her when she was younger, in the shops all the clothing for girls was pink and all the clothing for boys was normal colours.

I managed for a long time to keep her from the pink monster that we were being forced to accept and she did OK however I was not successful in the long run and now everything has to be pink, but if its for a little girl it already is anyway.
Her best friend is two weeks older than her and his favorite colour is pink.

Shes getting better though, she likes racing cars and motorbikes and things. :D
 
BrocLuno said:
Hello Kitty !!
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She got her first HiFi this birthday, a Hello Kitty CD Radio. Its pink.
She also got a tablet to watch cloudbabies but mostly to keep her away from our laptop as it has overheating issues. She wanted a pink one but we couldnt get one so a pink case will have to do.
For christmas she had to have a pink bike with pink lights, do you realize how difficult it is to get pink bicycle lights? Not just the case, the light coming from it also had to be pink, that was a tall order.
I still dont get the hello kitty thing, its a product born out of nothing at all, what the hell is ''hello kitty'' anyway?
 
Women typically aren't enthralled with gadgets the way men are so I suspect not. I can't tell you what "Hello Kitty" is because I'm afraid you'll return the favor and tell me what "Cloud Babies" are....:no:
 
pitabread said:
She got her first HiFi this birthday, a Hello Kitty CD Radio. Its pink.
She also got a tablet to watch cloudbabies but mostly to keep her away from our laptop as it has overheating issues. She wanted a pink one but we couldnt get one so a pink case will have to do.
For christmas she had to have a pink bike with pink lights, do you realize how difficult it is to get pink bicycle lights? Not just the case, the light coming from it also had to be pink, that was a tall order.
I still dont get the hello kitty thing, its a product born out of nothing at all, what the hell is ''hello kitty'' anyway?
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Hello Kitty Rocks!!! :thmbsp:

http://loneleeplanet.com/2009/12/top-7-hello-kitty-combat-gear/
 
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