[Gatto]

mine kind of gave up on yelling about what I spend money on. Just keep buying stuff, they go away eventually.

 

[myinitialsaredac]

Corduroy shirt huh? interesting.

That would be very distracting =)

As to the original post, condescension, "it's okay poor non-head-fiers, it is gonna be okay."

Dave

 

[nor_spoon]

They are right. You are crazy...

 

[funniecow]

You teach them by using classical conditioning. Every time they annoy you about it, your shave their heads. Over a period of time they'll understand that questioning you about your purchases would turn them into a reflector. BTW you HAVE to polish their heads if you shave them. Adds a kojak effect.

 

[appophylite]

My mother stopped caring about it as long as I don't spend excessive amounts of cash on stuff and it doesn't sit around making a mess.

My sister stopped caring when I convinced her to replace her Sony StreetStyles with a pair of KSC-75s and she realized that I actually had some idea about what I was talking about and wasn't completely crazy.

My dad stopped caring when I pulled out my PortaPro and PA2v2 at a party and pitted it against a friend's Triport and a good deal of people present admitted that my combo sounded either as good or better than the Triport (My dad included).

Anybody else who tries to tell me I'm crazy, I just ignore them because their opinion doesn't really matter to me.

 

[-=Germania=-]

CONVERSION.

Seriously, make them sit and listen for a while.
That's how I got my family and friends to shut up about it.
You make them one of us.

 

[Bunnyears]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nocturnal310 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am having a big problem. when any of my friend sees me using my Amp they claim i am insane. same for family. just buying a portable amp and a desktop amp and HD555 is considered waste of money and stupidity by most of the people around me. how do i explain clearly my hobby how do u guys deal with such issues?

I don't deal with with the issues, I ignore them. What others think is not my problem, it's their problem. If they get obnoxious about it, and some can, I just smile and change the subject. If they are extremely obnoxious and won't let it go, I just remove myself from their presence or usher them out the door.

 

[shigzeo]

any hobby that anyone is into will seem silly to others who do not follow that hobby.

it is a waste of money. anything that takes money, time and effort away from bringing up a person or character or contributing to education or perfecting of the soul is not worthwhile endevour.

that said, we all have hobbies. we 'audiophiles' will not understand other hobbies. i would not mention some of the hobbies i am interested in for fear of being ridiculed on this board. who cares what 'non audiophiles' think as they will have hobbies that undoubtedly we find silly and a waste of money.

 

[cantsleep]

because i can.

 

[Sherwood]

Be more successful than them.

 

[taso89]

I have friends who wear $400 sunglasses and $300 pairs of jeans so they don't have **** on me

My roommates on the other hand have all heard my equipment at one point or another, one even got to borrow my beloved D2000's for a couple of hours. So simply showing them what they've been missing is one way to do it.

But seriously, to each his own; everyone likes spending their money on different things. Some people like getting a turbo or spoiler for their car, others like upgrading their audio equipment. As audiophiles we have to remember to respect other people's hobbies, even if we do not understand them.

 

[cwell2112]

If my parents notice some new piece of equipment, I just say, "What, that old thing? I've had that forever..." For some reason they're more receptive to the idea that I spent a lot of money a long time ago than recently.

 

[yashicaman]

cwell2112 wrote:

Quote:

If my parents notice some new piece of equipment, I just say, "What, that old thing? I've had that forever..." For some reason they're more receptive to the idea that I spent a lot of money a long time ago than recently.

Or, I got it on sale or I got it on Ebay for a song. The that I've had it forever line is brilliant. Well done.

Cheers!

 

[jonathanjong]

^ LOL.

More seriously, the problem is that "non-audiophiles" are right, for the most part. None of us really need an amp. We don't need n-hundred dollar headphones. Even the converts among us will admit, I think, that the JVC Marshmallows or the KSC75s or the HD201s are fine. So, I don't think trying to justify our expenditure is a wise course of action. Instead, and others have said this, point out that others' expenditure is equally unjustifiable. How much for that handbag? You can make a decent messenger bag for $5. How much for that meal at a posh restaurant? You can cook your own for $10. And some bags get used less than our headphones. And meals are a one-off deal. Eat and poop. So there.

 

[FallenAngel]

Simple, tell them that if you were to go with a speaker system, not only would you spend 5x more, but you would also disturb them with your music all the time and ask them to fund part of your purchases for being so considerate to their feelings.

Seriously though, just say the simple truth - you like to listen to music a proper setup sounds a lot better than average consumer crap.