Wives, stereo components & living spaces
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Brett a
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Does she also drive an Alfa Romeo? Seems it would complete the picture. (at least a vintage Vespa)
KeninDC
Hazy Cosmic Jive
Jet black Infiniti M to match her raven hair.
We listen to live Grateful Dead and Chris Robinson Brotherhood on the garage stereo (crappy, grainy vintage Kenwood and Minimus 7s) on the weekends.
My wife and I have a very good relationship but we do have one major area of disagreement. While we're both Christians we attend different churches because of theological differences. The strain that this puts on our relationship ["you're in a cult, no you're in a cult"] is such that we go out of our way for each other in other areas to compensate. So there's no issues here as far as my music indulgences.
squirrelnest
Lunatic Member
I have, at last count, seven separate systems set-up around the house.....At present I'm winning the battle!:thmbsp:
My wife little to say about it as long as the cables are neat and not a jumble of wires everywhere. I have a system in the living room (#2 in my sig) and we have a main system downstairs in an HT set-up.
Over the 34 years we've been married we both like my decorating tastes more than hers so the house is far more a reflection of my tastes. Now, that said, I run everything by her but she's pretty supportive as I care about this stuff far more than she does. She loves music too so having nice music in the house and a decent theater experience for movie watching is something she appreciates.
Over the 34 years we've been married we both like my decorating tastes more than hers so the house is far more a reflection of my tastes. Now, that said, I run everything by her but she's pretty supportive as I care about this stuff far more than she does. She loves music too so having nice music in the house and a decent theater experience for movie watching is something she appreciates.
My wife's a very good sport. I'm testing the extent of that in the living room with my new DQ-10's. She's very supportive and does spend time listening to music with me. We have simple systems (TT, RCVR & Spkrs) in the bedroom and office as well. I put a couple records on the changer every night to fall asleep to and she enjoys that too.
Ohighway
Wannabe Minimalist
I got a seperate music room. My wife likes to watch TV 24/7 through RALPH! TV speakers and she watches RALPH! mash a lot. I on the other hand prefer music 99 to 1 over TV. I hate mash and I hate TV speakers. Otherwise, TV isn't really my thing. If it aint an NFL game or a movie, my TV is probably off. Also, my wife's taste in music is very limited. She likes; Billy Joel, Bread, Moody Blues, Barry Manilow, John Mellencamp and not much else. I like jazz, rock, metal, classical, Christian contemporary, easy listening old R&B and genres I don't know the names of. So, I have what I call a music room, aka man cave or whatever term you like. :thmbsp:
sebrof
Super Member
The last place I want my stereo is in the main living area with all them TV watching people, and in an area that will disturb sleepers.
When it's time to spend time with family I do that in the living room. But when I want to listen to music I can play what I want as loud as I want and disturb nobody.
Panotaker
Well-Known Member
I don't normally listen to music in the living room, I have a man cave for that, but I do have a pretty nice 5.1 system in the living room for watching movies. I only turn on the subwoofer amp if we are both watching a dvd or bluray movie. My speakers are modern looking piano black NHT's 2.9's. I don't think she would have agreed to a couple of huge antique looking wood cabinet speakers. She did allow me to put a Wurlitzer 1015 "The Bubbler" jukebox in the living room, but that jukebox looks fantastic!
My wife is fairly tolerant of the 3 systems in the house and the bedroom and office full of records, but she does not like my big Infinity speakers or the crow's nest of exposed cables and wires behind the rack in my living room system. She's not real fond of the amp on the floor either (even though it's on a nice amp stand). She enjoys music and we used to listen to albums in the evenings together. But these days, she only wants to watch TV which, unfortunately restricts my playing time.
I can't wait until we get a house with a space that I can turn into a listening room.
I can't wait until we get a house with a space that I can turn into a listening room.
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jmiles1960
Super Member
Ohighway - now I'm really depressed that I didn't make it to your place for the AK gathering. That's a beautiful room / setup. Next time you're doing an audio open house, please count me in!
Ohighway
Wannabe Minimalist
Thanks. Actually that picture is out of date. There's 3 more pairs of speakers in the room since that was taken.
You're close. Stop on out anyway....
watt
no on
jvfaf
As long as she get her cut of the profits then all is good in the Oerets household. She has never made a big deal about stereo equipment or albums. But I don't push it either.
We took a trip out of town last weekend so I could do some trading. Invited her along and made a mini three day vacation out of it. She did some shopping of her own too!
Barney
We took a trip out of town last weekend so I could do some trading. Invited her along and made a mini three day vacation out of it. She did some shopping of her own too!
Barney
A recorded music collection, like a collection of old photos or previously read books, can mementos of where you have been. A collection's elements can be pulled out and perused, and memories rekindled. In our home memories are preserved, even the shocking ones that show us how we looked when The Bachman-Turner Overdrive was Taking Care Of Business.