I cant believe she said that

[BilboBaggins]

Funny! I enjoy records more than CDs or streaming. Yes, they take a lot of space and they do require maintenance. However, the reward is holographic sound with a good system. I even enjoy records more on my other system that doesn't have as much invested in it. I had once invited a guy over and we did some listening tests including playing The Wall on vinyl and cd. This was on my secondary system. He told me he hated me, because now he needed to buy a copy of the LP. It didn't take much to convince him. Just his ears and a decent system!

 

[war2thegrave]

Most women will not be impressed with a 'system' and will likely be put off by the relative complexity, size, and 'ugliness' of the whole thing.

Crosley's are popular not only because they are cheap, but because they are also unobtrusive, simple to operate, and usually come in styles that women can appreciate.

If you start talking about plinths, platters, cartridges, tonearms, and preamps, then there is a good chance that she will tune you out and regret that she even mentioned it to you.

If you can get her to operate your system without protesting or getting frustrated,
then it might work out for you.

 

[Ron Brown]

Most women will not be impressed with a 'system' and will likely be put off by the relative complexity, size, and 'ugliness' of the whole thing.

Crosley's are popular not only because they are cheap, but because they are also unobtrusive, simple to operate, and usually come in styles that women can appreciate.

If you start talking about plinths, platters, cartridges, tonearms, and preamps, then there is a good chance that she will tune you out and regret that she even mentioned it to you.

If you can get her to operate your system without protesting or getting frustrated,
then it might work out for you.

Man's machine love and exploratory nature.

 

[Ron Brown]

So my older sister came from Texas and visit us for the holidays. She and I we were heading to the store the other day shopping and we walk by the electronic department and their they had a turntable. She said I like those to have. I said to her why do like to have to have one? Her answer was that she like how records sound with crackle and pop and the music. This is from a person who like listening mostly top 40 music using earbuds. I guess I will be buying her a decent system for her enjoy in the near future. Something that made my day.

You might introduce her to one of the higher-quality 70s receiver/turntable combination systems. Some of those came with 8-track and/or cassette and sounded pretty good through decent speakers. Ease her into hi-fi.

 

[rothwellaudio]

Most women will not be impressed with a 'system' and will likely be put off by the relative complexity, size, and 'ugliness' of the whole thing.

Crosley's are popular not only because they are cheap, but because they are also unobtrusive, simple to operate, and usually come in styles that women can appreciate.

If you start talking about plinths, platters, cartridges, tonearms, and preamps, then there is a good chance that she will tune you out and regret that she even mentioned it to you.

If you can get her to operate your system without protesting or getting frustrated,
then it might work out for you.

What the hell's wrong with 'em?

 

[JoeESP9]

What the hell's wrong with 'em?

Good question. When it comes to the differences between men and women....

 

[YY1]

I've shown my wife a dozen times-

Here's the power, here's the volume, and here's the selector.....don't worry about anything else.

She still won't touch it.......and she's a former professional finish carpenter with her own compound. sliding miter saw and air compressor.

 

[YY1]

...and regarding any excess equipment you might have that you feel like gifting-

No matter how passionate you are, you can't control the level of interest of another person.
That equipment could very well never be touched after delivery and setup.

I've seen that happen too many times.

The disappointment I referred to above would be the disappointment of the gift giver after an item associated with a passion they have is treated as an excess random object by the gift receiver, who is not nearly as passionate.

I'm not saying this will happen, just that I've seen it happen almost every time I or someone I know does it.

 

[sanford12]

In the day of home theater with VCR's my wife complained how complicated it was and she didn't know how to watch a movie. I had explained it to her before. I walked over took a tape inserted it into the VCR and watched everything else in the chain turn on automatically. That didn't seem to make her happy either just embarrassed. I don't think she ever used it after that. So just go slow and let her absorb it. If she wants to get into it further she'll know who to go to.

 

[ev13wt]

It's not about the fidelity of the music here. It's about a feeling of "times past".
They crackle like a cozy fireplace.

I've also solved the problem of why vinyl record playback sounds "more real" or "holographic" or all the other things. This time my moral compass is broken and I will make a product of it. You can attach any source to it, and it will make dead digital life-like and real. (Not a crackle and pop adder!)