In Reply to: Everywhere; another post about downsizing or speakers so small they WAF great. What happened to UPSIZING. posted by cfb on April 9, 2011 at 13:18:51:
a woman's area of pride, PERIOD. Women fantasize long before marriage about what it's going to be like. They spend months researching, pricing, and bargain-hunting for furnishings, planning where everything is going to go, what colors and textures match just right, etc. The nesting urge is all-powerful and this is the center of it. Among her peers, this is Ground-Zero, and not just for the comfort of entertaining: it is the one place to showcase her design knowledge, her good taste, her respect for family and values. To invade and violate this hallowed space with, let's face it, overwhelming pieces of less-than-aesthetically pleasing boxes--- or worse, sci-fi shaped objects--- is not only to broadcast to her friends that she is tasteless, but also to suggest she is a beaten-down, subservient, un-appreciated and less-than-loved lackey.
The place for an audio system is in a dedicated room, or another shared space, i.e. guest bedroom; den. If one's space is so modest as to have neither of these, then the conscientious husband will sacrifice his ultimate speakers for either wall-enclosures or corner-types.
We all know the expression, "man cave?"
Well, the living room is "woman cave."
It's hard to believe so many guys are married and can know so little about women. I guess this partially explains our high divorce rate and the low rates of intercourse among so many American males after the first couple years of marriage.
"I'm going to have my audio in the living room and the hell with you---- just be grateful I don't disappear to a bar, come home, and beat you!"
Wow, that's a path to marital bliss, isn't it?
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Follow Ups
- Let's cut through the bullshit and frankly speak: a living room is - tinear 10:39:14 04/10/11 (22)
- Wow, let’s stereotype, pigeonhole & label all women’s wants by decree of tinear… - three_sox 17:59:52 04/11/11 (2)
- That stereotype exists... - kuma 22:46:27 04/11/11 (0)
- RE: Wow, let’s stereotype, pigeonhole & label all women’s wants by decree of tinear… - the old school 19:57:05 04/11/11 (0)
- Try reading the whole post, before frothing at the mouth - gme109 12:56:31 04/10/11 (11)
- I thought frothing was the usual asylum autonomic response. Nt ;-) - cfb 22:34:18 04/10/11 (0)
- And yet, the assumption remains that only men... - willkayakforfood 13:02:42 04/10/11 (9)
- Huh? - gme109 13:05:49 04/10/11 (8)
- She pulled it out of her...nt - tweakk 16:39:55 04/10/11 (0)
- And you're the one recommending paying attention to the whole of the original post? - willkayakforfood 13:13:00 04/10/11 (6)
- I don't mind taking the point, to the esteemed Asylum member from Washington a rebuttal. - cfb 22:32:21 04/10/11 (2)
- Comprehension not your strong suit? ;) - willkayakforfood 10:41:07 04/11/11 (1)
- OK, I notice you did not address the main “?” Is a spouse entitled to a dedicated room or not? - cfb 11:11:23 04/11/11 (0)
- RE: And you're the one recommending paying attention to the whole of the original post? - gme109 13:21:52 04/10/11 (2)
- She wasn't talking about you but adding to what you said... - tweakk 16:41:25 04/10/11 (1)
- RE: She wasn't talking about you but adding to what you said... - gme109 19:06:53 04/10/11 (0)
- Well said. And appreciated. - willkayakforfood 11:56:30 04/10/11 (2)
- On The Other Hand... - genungo 18:32:48 04/10/11 (0)
- RE: Well said. And appreciated. - 3fd 13:19:54 04/10/11 (0)
- RE: Let's cut through the bullshit and frankly speak: a living room is - Dman 11:42:49 04/10/11 (0)
- Hell yes, you do need a dedicated listening room, as most rooms do not cater to audio requirements. - cfb 11:16:10 04/10/11 (2)
- Please recommend speakers for my new dedicated room. - R Browne 18:08:00 04/10/11 (1)
- LOL, looks like it needs some remodeling first. But here's one that might fit, - cfb 22:39:36 04/10/11 (0)