WAF, tell us about yours.

[DaveyF]

Now for something a little "lighter" than the Obama/Romney poll thread.

For us married guys, ( or for those with significant others), how does your 'better' half feel about your system? Does he/she listen much to it or is he/she just TOTALLY disinterested, like my wife.
( who not only doesn't like my system, but doesn't like the music I listen to either). So on the WAF acceptance scale; wherein 1 is no WAF and 2 is he/she listens along, my hobby is a 1 with her ( or less maybe )...what's your WAF acceptance scale?

 

[Steve Williams]

What's sad is that not only do our wives seldom if ever care but unfortunately their hearing is all too often better than ours

 

[DaveyF]

Steve, that is so true.

 

[Steve Williams]

Steve, that is so true.

My wife can hear a pin drop at high noon in the midst of a sand storm and all I can say is "huh"

 

[jazdoc]

Well my wife is a saint; truly the best person I know.

She is very supportive and at times more willing to spend money on gear than I am. .

She is more into video/TV; but will occasionally join me in the dedicated music room. I return the favor by watching some of her shows; even when I'd rather be listening.

We do attend a lot of live performances. (She even endured the Cat Power concert last weekend!).

More than anything, I think she is more perplexed by the endless stream of LP mailers arriving at our door.

I am blessed.

 

[DaveyF]

My wife can hear a pin drop at high noon in the midst of a sand storm and all I can say is "huh"

My wife's the same way. Only she also has "selected" hearing....for some unknown reason on occasions she's as deaf as a "door nail". ( strange saying that, anybody know where that came from?)

 

[docvale]

Not having a listening room (but keeping my system in the living room) I almost always listen to music with my wife. She does like listening to music and going to live concerts.
She doesn't like the look of most of the audio components though, so, when we "play" in dreaming about our future "impossible" house, I'll have a listening room Notwithstanding, the room won't have a listening chair, but a listening sofa...

 

[Bruce B]

My wife helps me move equipment, runs equipment at the shows I exhibit in, mingles with clients and even makes good suggestions on what would make the rooms better. Can't ask for anything more. I'm spoiled!!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I need a wife (or do I?).

 

[cjfrbw]

Mine doesn't give a rat's ass about my sound rooms, but likes the home theater, or has gotten used to it.

She can't turn anything on (Ha Ha Ha!) because it is too complicated, and only comes in to listen if her Pavlov's dog, country and western, love song reflex happens to get triggered. Sometimes when I am in a mood for punishment I might play Cat Stevens or John Denver, and she might amble in.

Otherwise, she doesn't care for my music and only occasionally releases me for audiophile activities, like letting a demented cat outside to frolic.

 

[Bruce B]

Mine doesn't give a rat's ass about my sound rooms, but likes the home theater, or has gotten used to it.

Otherwise, she doesn't care for my music and only occasionally releases me for audiophile activities, like letting a demented cat outside to frolic.

Thank-you... my chuckle for the day!!

 

[flez007]

Mine likes music, likes to spend some time with me when I am listening, likes to show-up sometimes with a bottle of wine, and almost never asks how much I paid for any given "suspicious" piece of gear. I do the same when it comes to her hobbies.

 

[Bruce B]

I do the same when it comes to her hobbies.

New Power cable... $3500

New dress.... $350

Sounds equal to me!!

 

[edorr]

My wife is in general blissfuly ignorant about my outlay in electronics. However, when 6 massive crates with the MM3 appeared in the basement out of nowhere, suspicion arose and we ended up getting a new minivan as an offset.

She does not care about sound quality, and uses the theater / music room only to watch american idol and 6 movies a year. Her main concern is my late night listening volume levels (she goes to bed at 11 - I do my listening between 11 and 1).

 

[still-one]

My wife doesn't step into the 2- channel room more than twice a year and that is usually to wonder why I didn't hear her calling. If she ever did indicate that she would like to listen I guess I would have to drag a second chair into the room.

 

[flez007]

New Power cable... $3500

New dress.... $350

Sounds equal to me!!

something like it Bruce, I always tell those are PESOS (you know....)

 

[egidius]

to spend and to like

something like it Bruce, I always tell those are PESOS (you know....)

We are equal to that ;-)

 

[ack]

In my case, WTF is more appropriate That is Wife Tolerance Factor, which is apparently high, and clearly there is little to no "Acceptance"

 

[Peter Breuninger]

My wife helps me move equipment, runs equipment at the shows I exhibit in, mingles with clients and even makes good suggestions on what would make the rooms better. Can't ask for anything more. I'm spoiled!!

+1 Bruce, seems we have it made in the shade!

 

[mep]

Sounds like a lot of us are in the same boat with regards to the wives. My wife could care less about by system. Thankfully I have a separate room in my house for my stereo system that is acoustically isolated from the main house. I can listen as loud as I want to when my wife is in bed at night and she can’t hear a thing. You just can’t put a price on that. Also, my room is my room and there is no such thing as WAF. WAF is out the window and it’s only MAF (Mark Acceptance Factor). I have posted pictures of my room and videos of my system playing so you guys know I have nothing to hide.


By the way, I have met Fernando’s wife twice at RMAF and I’m here to testify he is a lucky man. I also met Steve’s wife for the first time this year and likewise, Steve is a lucky man too. I drove Rich Teer and his wife to the WBF dinner this year and Rich’s wife is a real card. And lastly, Bruce, you are a lucky man as well. Your wife is a real trooper who obviously loves you and you can’t ask for more than that.