Why are all the trades filled with men and not women? Plumbers, electricians, roofers, lumberjack, mechanic, tin knocker, welder......the list goes on.
It looks to me that society and or biology has given all the dirty dangerous jobs to us guys.
Women like equal rights when it doesn't get their hands dirty or nails broke, or brain strained.
It looks to me that society and or biology has given all the dirty dangerous jobs to us guys.
Women like equal rights when it doesn't get their hands dirty or nails broke, or brain strained.
Many classes in University are intentionally made harder than necessary to "weed out" students who aren't serious, or those who have no time to do the homework. It's probably a way of controlling the number of teachers needed (or class sizes) in later classes.
Women aren't any less able technically, and as I've said before the women in engineering school seemed on average MORE able academically than the men; but I don't think that technical ability has anything to do with being an audiophile.
I know audiophiles who can hardly spell or do math, salesmen who view it as some sort of status thing to spend $10000 plus a year on a constantly rotating assemblage of gear. It seems to be less about music and more about materialism.
Most of the people in our local club are men over 40 and maybe more than 50% are in technical professions like engineering and medicine, but there are also salesmen, home builders, lawyers and artists.
Women aren't any less able technically, and as I've said before the women in engineering school seemed on average MORE able academically than the men; but I don't think that technical ability has anything to do with being an audiophile.
I know audiophiles who can hardly spell or do math, salesmen who view it as some sort of status thing to spend $10000 plus a year on a constantly rotating assemblage of gear. It seems to be less about music and more about materialism.
Most of the people in our local club are men over 40 and maybe more than 50% are in technical professions like engineering and medicine, but there are also salesmen, home builders, lawyers and artists.
That's becoming more of the standard definition of audiophile these days.
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Women are in all those jobs. Not many, but there are, including women only plumbing firms.
Or only men are dumb enough to do some of those jobs
How does plumbing strain a brain?
Try figuring out the service line pipe size for the given number of plumbing fixtures.
I met some chump from chicago who sells these things. Someone in the audience of the presentation (sarcastically, but sounding serious) asked how they do in comparison to bright pebbles. The presenter stumbled over his words, gaping dumbfounded, and then condescendingly said there was no comparison.
I looked closely at these little jewelled resonator cups. The wood part had "made in france" burned onto them slightly crookedly. The metal had all kinds of pits / porosity and was unevenly polished. All in all it seriously had the fit and finish of a middle school art project. The fitted box was made better than the product.
It should be all or nothing if both genders are truly equal.
Warning, R rated language and violence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1L8auVSCEg
The missus and I, along with the kids, went turntable shopping at an audiophile store. The guy there demo-ed the Rega RP3 and then the Linn Majik LP12. Once we listened to the Majik we couldn't go back to the RP3. We switched speakers, turntables, high end, low end everything, it all came back to the Majik. Price of said Majik, $5000. The missus says, if you buy something, buy the best(within reason) and she okayed the Majik. Is missus an audiophile ? She listens to music and can discern different sounds but doesn't obsess over them like I do. Soldering iron ? Not a chance, she has tons of things to do around the house and doesn't have time for stuff like this.
Oh and I forgot to mention we don't have a single vinyl record in the house 🙂
Oh and I forgot to mention we don't have a single vinyl record in the house 🙂
Not so much being an "audiophile."
Like many of the technical activities men participate in, we are perfecting things which to the layman (laywoman) was already working fine.
My wife is perfectly happy to tell me when something is broken.
My role in this relationship appears to be tech support, maintenance and grounds keeper.
Like many of the technical activities men participate in, we are perfecting things which to the layman (laywoman) was already working fine.
My wife is perfectly happy to tell me when something is broken.
My role in this relationship appears to be tech support, maintenance and grounds keeper.
yup easily meets my criteria for 'audiophile'. (When the hardware takes precedence over the music.) cartridges? too bad you can't say what the record player sounds like on your home system. BTW she may of OK'd it, but she has probably something else on her list.
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That's old news to me. I keep up with trends in biology. There's been a whole lot happening in the last 15 years.
There is no doubt in my mind that I have a large percentage of Neanderthal heritage. It explains a whole lot about me, I'm afraid.😀
I had to think about that for a minute.
I have a jade plant (crassula argentia) that I started from a leaf about 35 years ago. For many years it was a very beautiful plant - for 8 years straight it bloomed every winter. But for the last 5 years or so it got too big and difficult to manage; I would prune it but it had poor growth habit. So last summer I took it out of its five gallon pot and crammed it into a tiny 5 inch pot. Of course I pruned almost all the roots off and almost all the foliage too. It grew back very vigorously and although it needs more work of course, it looks awesome with a 2 inch trunk in a 5 inch pot. Just wait until this summer, when I put it into a proper bonsai pot and prune it again! I have a 30 year old ficus in the pipeline too- I chopped it way down last summer and this spring I will do the roots.
The Majik LP12 comes as a total package with Adikt cartridge, some £2300 for the works at the launch in 2008, currently £2700 in the UK.
The £/$ hasn't been that healthy since the crash in '08
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I'm 32 years behind you with mine, but it is a cutting off my grandmothers plant, which my mother now has. Reminds me I must send SY a picture of its development.
I was wondering what a jade plant is so I googled (DuckDuckGoed actually) it.
Turns out it's the Chinese Take Away Plant aka money tree!
Turns out it's the Chinese Take Away Plant aka money tree!
ahh I see, a package deal.
for the most part I used to see parity for most tech bits E.g.( commodity PC components, $ = € = £) but importing audio has its own pricing schemes and propped up by whatever's handy ala luxury fashion goods. see how much an 'audiophile has to (bend over)' thread.
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They're very popular and easy to grow plants. I'm sure you've seen them around.
If you look in the pot you'll see leaves that have fallen off and sprouted. Grab one and grow your own.
I see them in every chinese restaurant or take away hence I know it under the above mentioned name.
My favourite house plant is my banana tree which I grew from a 2" seedling.
My favourite house plant is my banana tree which I grew from a 2" seedling.
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