McIntosh equipment is loved and treated similarly to a beloved family member. It is cared for, fed with clean power and music, it is cleaned, respected, protected, missed when we are away, spoken well of, shown off with pride, and its company is enjoyed immensely. In some respects, McIntosh systems are like children we love.
With this in mind, a significant other, be they a wife, fience, or girlfriend must be willing to embrace the the loved ones, the "children". If this understanding, and connection are not made, in my opinion there is justification for reconsideration with regard to what the future may hold. Something that must be understood is, my McIntosh system isn't going anywhere, and will more than likely grow as time goes by. A mate that can not understand and accept this, even embrace and encourage this, may actually become an adversary. This is never a good thing.
Mates can come and go, and they do, but my McIntosh system is still here, patiently waiting for my touch to turn it on. It always responds, and never fails to please me.
How many can say the same about their significant other? :scratch2: