[spraggih]

INITIAL IMPRESSIONS on my RPX-33 start at post 105 (Click this link to go there)

So when we were finalizing the finances through the end of year - budgeting out vacation, Christmas, Summer camp (going through big ticket items).

I started, "Can I get this amplifier I want". (I was thinking of the Rudistor NX-33 or RPX-33)

And she said, "What about everything else?"

I replied confidently, "Covered! So can I get the amp - I have been without an amp for some time now and I really need to complete this purchase to finish out my sound."

She smiled and laughed, "How much?"

I was laughing too out of being nervous and feeling kind of sheepish.

I quickly then turned and said, "You know - it really doesn't matter because you have no sense of what these things cost so if I say a price you will not know if it is too low - a good price- or what too expensive."

We both laughed - me nervous and she feeling the futility of trying to turn a man from being a high-tech addict.

But she had one card still to play.

So, with laser-like focus she repeated, "How much?"

I sighed, "You just don't know what these things cost!" I threw out my hands and motioned, "I mean for example how much did this DAC cost?" (I had to point to and show it to her because she does not know what a DAC is)

She thought and then responded, "$500."

"See. No way. This thing cost WAY MORE than $500".

She frowned.

I defended, "It cost WAY MORE than that. And that was the used price." I felt certain that logic was on my side now - even used stuff costs much more than she could imagine. I kept going, "Those headphones over there cost more than $500!"

She kept frowning. (What do they say, 'if you keep digging a hole, threw away the shovel

).

But see I forgot she frowned at paying so much for marginally better music than an iPod IHerHO. Anyway I moved forward- almost pleading, "Can I get the amp?"

She put her hands up.

"Thanks" I smiled.

Pictures of the RPX-33

 

[Assorted]

That ended interestingly :O

so... "How much"?

 

[dizzyorange]

It's for the kid(s) too..

 

[vcoheda]

when my mom visits, she's always looking at and examining my equipment with what seems to be great curiosity, but she invariably only has one thing on her mind: "how much?" "how much did my son waste on this?"

i used to tell her, but now i just say "don't ask." i remember after i had purchased my moon audio senn cable a while back, she asked and i told her how much it was. i could tell by her reaction that she thought it was too expensive. i then proceeded to compare the stock senn cable to the moon audio one, holding the two up side by side and noting what i thought were important differences. she was not impressed by that demonstration.

 

[fc911c]

nice story

 

[fc911c]

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Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif when my mom visits, she's always looking at and examining my equipment with what seems to be great curiosity, but she invariably only has one thing on her mind: "how much?" "how much did my son waste on this?" i used to tell her, but now i just say "don't ask." i remember after i had purchased my moon audio senn cable a while back, she asked and i told her how much it was. i could tell by her reaction that she thought it was too expensive. i then proceeded to compare the stock senn cable to the moon audio one, holding the two up side by side and noting what i thought were important differences. she was not impressed by that demonstration.

ahh women, They just don't understand. I bet if you had shoes in your hand, money would be no object LOL

 

[Pete7]

She needs to be straightened out and fall in line- like my wife has...
NOT!!!!!!!!!
Edit: Try the stealth method. Buy first,explain later.

 

[spraggih]

Yes I have been doing stealth, or Do and ask for forgiveness later approach for some time. I was in touch with my feminine side at the time and wanted to include her and talk with her about it. Get her input, listen to her- I was really in touch with my feminine side

I think some men have more problems doing the feminine side more than others.

 

[mrarroyo]

You need to due NINJA PURCHASES! Where is SK139 to explain.

 

[Hardwired]

My wife and I have an agreement about my hobbies. Whatever I spend, she gets matching funds. And I'm an honest bookkeeper. So when I buy something she doesn't ask 'How much?" she asks "How much do I get to spend?" Works like a charm. And boy, do we have some strange stuff in the house.

 

[Nebby]

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Originally Posted by Pete7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif She needs to be straightened out and fall in line- like my wife has... NOT!!!!!!!!! Edit: Try the stealth method. Buy first,explain later.

Jahn-style eh?

 

[Ahriman4891]

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Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif when my mom visits...

Next time, tell your mother to imagine that you smoke and spend all that money on cigarettes*. She'll be glad that you buy audio stuff instead.

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* Only works if you don't smoke.

 

[immtbiker]

I had a pair of ATH-W100's in clear site for 3 months before my newly bought R-10's took their place. My other half knew the price of the AT's and she was cool with that. The R-10's look the same to the untrained eye.

My wife is one of the best wives a Head-Fier can have. She knows that my components are expensive, but has no concept how expensive is expensive.
When she got her license suspended for doing 89 in a 50 mph zone it cost us $1200 in penalties (after already having 6 points and a $300 fine in NY), so it's all relative.
The only difference is, when I spend my money, I can touch my purchase for many years. Not like a Caribbean vacation or fine wines and scotch.

Isn't rationalization a cool thing?

 

[TheStig]

Thing is to always try to please the wife first with whatever she wants, then sneak in the btw, I'm getting this amp/headphones/speakers, lol.

 

[spraggih]

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Originally Posted by Hardwired /img/forum/go_quote.gif My wife and I have an agreement about my hobbies. Whatever I spend, she gets matching funds. And I'm an honest bookkeeper. So when I buy something she doesn't ask 'How much?" she asks "How much do I get to spend?" Works like a charm. And boy, do we have some strange stuff in the house.

lol. So is there a Corda Opera worth of figurines in your home?

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Isn't rationalization a cool thing?

Yes it is. It always justifies the actions of the one rationalizing.

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Thing is to always try to please the wife first with whatever she wants, then sneak in the btw, I'm getting this amp/headphones/speakers, lol.

Agreed.

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Next time, tell your mother to imagine that you smoke and spend all that money on cigarettes*.

That's not like the letter sent home from college, "Mom, this is your daughter. I got hooked up with this guy. He is in prison now. I spent all my money on lawyers to get him out but to no avail. I love him so much. We are so happy to be having a baby in a few months... Now none of that is true but I got a D in Chemistry. So in context of how bad things could be it's not so bad is it Mom?"

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i used to tell her, but now i just say "don't ask."

Yes - sounds like a good policy.