JBL Nuts, 136 and their fabulous wifes.

[pentictonklaus]

This is a thread for all members who once in a while have to deal with the WAF. I got caught yersterday when I carried a big box from the car to the house. This is how it went.:

Wife : What's in there ?
Me: Eh, couple of 136.
W: silence ( giving me the look )
Me: e-bay you know.
W: How much this time ?
Me: Way cheaper then TAD drivers. ( First mistake )
W: What for ? ( still giving me the look )
Me: Same as 2231, I need these to use all the other leftovers. I just
have to find a second pair for.. ( second mistake )
W: How big this time ?
Me: I was thinking 18 cubic feet, but tall and slim with 2118,2344 and
2405 in the center.
W: How big is that ?
Me: See our fridge, just a little bigger, our 4435's are 10 (third mistake)
W: I was warned before I married you, remember the 3 pinball
machines in your small apartment ? ( cynical grin)
Me: You knew I was certifiable then didn't ya ?
W: What's in the other box ?
Me: What other box ? ( last mistake )
W: The one from last week. ( no more grin )
Me: Oh, that's a JBL M 552 can't do without.
W: You do the dishes tonight and I don't want to hear any Zappa.
Me: Impedance is futile.
W: Armleuchter ( that was nice, sometimes she calls me worse )

Later that night I only played music she likes.(and of course did the dishes)
Today she is going to a party were some normal people will show off their
301,601 alpha sound plus or whatever nice pieces of shoebox size systems these people got. When she listens to that she will have a silent grin on her face. I will be at home with some friends and some Budweiser rocking the house. If she loves you she will understand.
Starting the project soon. Wanted 2 more 2231 or 2235.

[DMMD]

You had me... until you mentioned Budweiser.

At least with a box that big, you'll have a warm place to sleep when you and it are both moved into the garage.

I wonder if the "other-halves" of Lansing Heritage forum members have a secret blog we don't know about?

[JuniorJBL]

Bravo!!

[JohnK]

"The Wife is the enemy of the audiophile"

[boputnam]

W: How big is that ?
Me: See our fridge, just a little bigger...

Been there, said that!

The WHOLE exchange is a riot. Thanks for the laughs...

from DIA, in-transit

[JuniorJBL]

Denver Int. Air?
Well then Hi from Denver!!
Shane

[Titanium Dome]

"The Wife is the enemy of the audiophile"

"The wife of another audiophile is your friend."

(Think about it. REALLY think about it. )

[Cyclotronguy]

I married a more diseased audiophile than myself (the obvious solution) They are difficult to find.... but guys, they do exist!

Came home last friday night and she was rocking the house with Hendrix, Stones and CSNY. Her drug of choice: bi-amped, JBL 4560’s topped of with 2355’s and TAD ET-703 in a not very large room.

She had every cd we owned out on the floor, making a mix of her favorite 1000 songs for her laptop and a smaller mix for an i-pod.

Ms E looking at this site on my computer saw photos of the Widget K-2 clones and Zilch's B460's (fully aware of the size), and started measuring. I'm in the back ground muttering..... "won't fit-too damn large" What do you bet I loose this argument?

Cyclotronguy

[Titanium Dome]

I married a more diseased audiophile than myself (the obvious solution) They are difficult to find.... but guys, they do exist!

Came home last friday night and she was rocking the house with Hendrix, Stones and CSNY. Her drug of choice: bi-amped, JBL 4560’s topped of with 2355’s and TAD ET-703 in a not very large room.

She had every cd we owned out on the floor, making a mix of her favorite 1000 songs for her laptop and a smaller mix for an i-pod.

Ms E looking at this site on my computer saw photos of the Widget K-2 clones and Zilch's B460's (fully aware of the size), and started measuring. I'm in the back ground muttering..... "won't fit-too damn large" What do you bet I loose this argument?

Cyclotronguy

If she's pretty, too, you're in for a lot of jealous resentment.


FYI, I don't mean 100 lb. 20-year-old, doe-eyed, long haired, fake boob pretty. I mean pretty like you could grow old together pretty.

[Guido]

HaHa! thanks for the laugh!

But I have a new one:
Last night wifey first saw my new 250ti in piano black.....

1. comment was: "Oh my god, darth vader is here"

Well, shape of darth vaders helmet and the 250ti have some similarities but... ya know?

[Zilch]

Let's not start the "Vaders" thing again, please.

["Search" will find it, no doubt....]

[Titanium Dome]

Let's not start the "Vaders" thing again, please.

["Search" will find it, no doubt....]

Alas! Poor amadeo, we knew him but a brief time, yet he made such an impression.

At least I had an ally in the horn wars.

[louped garouv]

my wife and I had a simmilar exchange earlier this week when I got a better pair of A7,s and the Wharfedale Airedales into the house.....



she want's those tiny B**E
I keep telling her that these are antiques AND functional....


dont' you even want to hear them??????


NO -- to the basement they go........



"Armleuchter" = algae, or pond scum???????

[pentictonklaus]

[QUOTE=louped garouv]my wife and I had a simmilar exchange earlier this week when I got a better pair of A7,s and the Wharfedale Airedales into the house.....



she want's those tiny B**E
I keep telling her that these are antiques AND functional....


dont' you even want to hear them??????


NO -- to the basement they go........



I won for 3 reasons :

We got no basement
She did listen to those tiny B**e
She realized " Size does matter "



So 18 cubic feet will be built.

[louped garouv]

She realized " Size does matter "

I think deep inside most women do!