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07-04-2009, 05:12 AM
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Oh, no, Good lord what have I done!
So, my wife asks me, "What's the big deal with those tube thingy's you spend so much time listening too? Why are they so much better than my iPod?".
Then I stepped in it.
I told her to get her favorite CD and I would show her.
I haven't gotten NEAR my rig for two hours now. She wants her own (650's and all). Oh, and a massage chair to "properly enhance" the experience.
I am so screwed....
jk
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Sources: DIY Passive Switchbox/y1 DAC (First take finished), Keces DA-151mk2, NAD T-585
Past Equipment: Keces HA-171 (amp)
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07-04-2009, 05:14 AM
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Ok, so you've been married to her, and she's never heard your setup? That is how I would pick up girls! "hey ladies, wanna take a look at my tubes?"
The massage chair is a nice touch. Then again, you probably have a recliner, the male equivalent.
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07-04-2009, 05:21 AM
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No you are not screwed! This is the time you slip her the "i'm going to buy new stuff and you can have this" argument. 
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07-04-2009, 05:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pyriel0
No you are not screwed! This is the time you slip her the "i'm going to buy new stuff and you can have this" argument. |
o,O, good spin!
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07-04-2009, 05:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pyriel0
No you are not screwed! This is the time you slip her the "i'm going to buy new stuff and you can have this" argument. |
Brilliant!!
A true thinking man!
jk
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IEMs: Klipsch Image 5
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Sources: DIY Passive Switchbox/y1 DAC (First take finished), Keces DA-151mk2, NAD T-585
Past Equipment: Keces HA-171 (amp)
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07-04-2009, 05:24 AM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: 'Fell in love with a Gun Street girl/ Now he's dancin' in the Birmingham Jail.
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You're a lucky man. The best anyone can hope for is that his sigoth shares his infatuations and eccentricities, and vice versa.
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*Computer*: E-MU 2060 Analog>M^3 Amp+Sigma 11 PS
*Out of Loop*: Lake-People C76 24/96 Dac; DNM Reson XLR
*Cans*: AKG-K120A, K500,K501; ATH-AD900; BeyerDT48A,DT100,DT480 (x3),DT531; Quart MB50; Fostex T20 V.2; Yammy YH2; *Portable*ATH-ES7, ATH-CM700
*Current Shrill Enthusiasms*: K501 & DT480
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07-04-2009, 05:31 AM
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tried that route many months ago... told my lady that a superior source/amp/headphone
combo will get as close to the real thing as her yamaha baby-grand... it was like talking
to a wall...
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07-04-2009, 05:33 AM
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Quote:
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No you are not screwed! This is the time you slip her the "i'm going to buy new stuff and you can have this" argument. |
This is the single best piece of information I have ever heard, in my life.
I might even put it in my sig... later.
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07-04-2009, 05:45 AM
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my wife said I can already hear your music from outside the k-701s, don't need to try them on.
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07-04-2009, 06:37 AM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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This is a good thing. Tell your wife that there's a community of people who love headphones and get her to open an account here. Take her to meets, too. You'll get away with buying anything you want!
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07-04-2009, 07:26 AM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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My girlfriend loves my headphone system and encourages me in the hobby. She has no problem with me buying good gear.
Forget the 650s, soon she will be asking you to buy her the 800s and THEN you're screwed.
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DAC → Audio-gd Reference One DAC ::: Transport/Source → Logitech Transporter (w/ iPod Touch controller) :::
Amp → Audio-gd Phoenix ::: Coming soon: Balanced ß22 + σ22 (custom dual chassis)
Power → PS Audio Power Plant Premier ::: Virtual Dynamics Master LE 2.0 + Power 3 ::: Locus Design Group Axis ::: Audio-gd Exclusive (x2)
::::::::::::::: PS Audio Noise Harvester ::: Cobalt Cable Ultimate Power
Interconnects → Blue Jeans Cables BNC ::: Audio-gd Sharkwire silver CAST & XLR ::: Locus Design Group custom CAST & DC power cables
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Audio-gd Phoenix balanced headphone amplifier/preamp $950 + shipping
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07-04-2009, 07:37 AM
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Quote:
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No you are not screwed! This is the time you slip her the "i'm going to buy new stuff and you can have this" argument. |
OUTSTANDING....
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07-04-2009, 08:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IPodPJ
My girlfriend loves my headphone system and encourages me in the hobby. She has no problem with me buying good gear.
Forget the 650s, soon she will be asking you to buy her the 800s and THEN you're screwed.
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Better the HD-800 then yet another LV/prada bag right? at least you can enjoy the HD-800 as well. Whatcha gonna do w/ a girly bag? 
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07-04-2009, 10:13 AM
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I must say that this is quite interesting. Girls have better hearing than men, but still they are normally not interested in HIFI. Maybe it's because they haven´t been properly introduced to HIFI. Think how much the marked would expand if they got interested to, and think how popular we Geeks would become!
It´s the perfect plan god dammit!
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07-04-2009, 10:50 AM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast
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You are one lucky guy!
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