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Re: Poll for Audiophiles

Married four months now. Her first experience with my audio addiction was seeing me bring home Magnepan MGIIIa's into my tiny apartment - this was early in our relationship. She thought I was crazy. Now she happily calls the second bedroom the listening room instead of guest bed room.

She likes shopping for audio gear. She thinks B&W N802's and N801's look like R2-D2 and of course they are her favorite speakers. She says that she is going to buy me a pair of them some day. She thinks my Hales are boxy. Her only rules for shopping are that 1- we can afford what we are buying and that 2- the total number of pieces in the house can not increase (If a CD player comes in, one has to be sold).

The only thing she did not like was my Audio Research VT100. She thought the tubes looked cool and she liked the sound. Then she started complaining about not being able to just turn on the amp for 15 minutes while she was getting ready to go and then turn it back off (its not good for the tubes). She was then sure that I would electrocute myself when I retubed the amp. In the end I traded it for a large solid state amp - she did not make me trade the amp, but she was happier with the new one. She did let me keep my Conrad Johnson PV10A and MV52 - she thinks they are less dangerous.

She likes the home theater setup in our living room. She likes the look of the yellow Kevlar cones on the B&W 603s2's so much that I get to leave the grills off. She likes the subs when movies are playing - 600 watts into 2 15 inch speakers moves a lot of air (its a DIY monster).

So in the end, I can spend anything I want on audio as long as we don't buy anything on credit. We do not spend a large portion on audio, about $3000 a year. She also supports the hobby. Then again, she knew what she was getting into. I would rate us a in the 8-9 range.


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