I met the wife after visiting my mother in 1974. She lived in the same condo a (4 plex). What caught my EAR was the music and my eye a 1964 VW Bug that was painted and redone to perfection in black. It was flawless! After visiting Mom, I was nosing around, looking at the Bug, and she came out of her domicile. WOW! We chatted for a minute or two about the car and the music. She was playing Jeff Beck's newest album and had 3 of her buddies over.
They were doing the "bump." WELL I said "me and my buddy have a pint or two of something, would you like to enjoy a shot with us?" The 4 had the day off and were already on their way to party time.
She had a Pioneer receiver, Garrard 301 (GB), and JBL L100s. She knew more about stereo equipment than most guys I knew. Soon enough, we were thick as thieves and have been together ever since.
She is listening to a Mcintosh C2500, Nord NC500 MB, VMPS RM30s, a pair of DOS 12" subs, with DCX2494/12K Behringers (for sub/bass duty) Otari 5050 BII/2, Tascam dual cassette, Thoren TD-124 (all tricked out), Cocktail X45, and a few more goodies as I type. She will swap out the class Ds for a Cary V12r when the temp drops a bit. We are close now. She likes the sound of mids and highs using valves, and of course SS bass and subs. All class Ds now from our older Threshold bass system.
She will listen to that, playing the same records we had when we first met, BUT with a lot better sound. She is actually one of those ladies who will tell you to move your speakers, "they aren't set up as good as they can be." When I helped set up that system 15 years ago in the front room (after the nest was finally emptied), she spent 3 months moving shit around, including a heavy friggin' piano and 4 book cases of heavy hard-bound books. She still opens the sliders on the bookshelves and pulls the books out a certain amount on the back wall and the two parallel walls. She draws the curtain depending on the genre, a certain amount, and tinkers with the tone control to her liking.
She's the audiophile, not me! She misses the days of concerts in the city, south SF, Berkeley, Oakland and Concord. She openly admits she doesn't care for the stair climbs or the people of today, the drive or the crappy sound at most concerts unless it was a good Amphitheater and a great band.
She has a wonderful sounding system. We still have her Fathers Marantz series 7 amps, 7c, Garrard 301/SME 3012, Mac tuner, and Jensen Imperials speakers in the warehouse.
Me, I just fix the stuff and listen to my C20/MX110z/MC225/240 in the shop. I'm usually building a set of cabinets or a plinth for a TT or two.
I collect more, and she listens more, BUT we still roll it out in the backyard in the summer months and enjoy a concert or two. We invite the neighbors over.
I suppose it's the gal you set up house with to tell the truth.
Regards
permanent EQ.
