Any Women in these forums who love Ht? Do we need Waf Ratings?

[HTHOLIC]

Hey everyone,

I was just curious with all the talk about WAF and everything (not being stereotypical),

are their a lot of women in these forums?

I dont know why people get the impression that is just masculinity to love home theaters. I know women love classical music too, I guess if matching colors and organized home theaters were more common, maybe there wouldn't need to be A WAF rating.

There is a big difference between a messy bedroom with a small tv and towers hanging by the side, then an auditorium clean style room, or everything thats in sync.
I know and hear several people both males and female adults saying they want a home theater and enjoying sounds.

Are WAF RATINGs, necessary

Feel free to chime in.

 

[apatel25314]

I do agree with you that av can look so good if blended properly but, most guys cant coordinate colors well and such so that is where waf comes in

 

[apatel25314]

whoa, just reread my post and realized that i am in fact a man (just for clarification purposes)

 

[MDS]

There is a big difference between a messy bedroom with a small tv and towers hanging by the side, then an auditorium clean style room, or everything thats in sync.

I think that sums up the issue fairly well. Men tend to go with what works best and don't care so much if the living room looks like a recording studio as long as it sounds good. Women on the other hand often don't want to see any equipment or wires at all; they want to see a luxurious home, color coordinated and tasteful.

I bought a house a few years ago and am trying desperately to balance form and function and it is driving me crazy. This means I want speakers that I think sound good but are also 'decor friendly' and at least blend in with the furniture.

Like apatel said, guys aren't always so good with coordinating colors. I can recognize things like the curtains should have at least one of the colors of the bedspread or couches so that they 'match' but that is the extent of my design abilities. Most women are very good at interior decorating but guys complain about WAF when the woman's sense of design seems to be more important than getting the right equipment.

Personally I'd like my living room to look like a living room with HT equipment rather than a recording studio with living room furniture. It's tough.

 

[no. 5]

At least as far as sound goes, I know a few women that are involved in audio, and the same goes for electronics; I knew a girl who fixed a sound guys cell phone, I don’t mean changed the clock, I mean opened the case and fixed it.

Not that this is universal regarding women and sound, but it’s like I tell my sister: “you can tell the deference, you just don’t care.” because she can indeed tell the deference in sound quality, she just doesn’t care too much.

 

[highfihoney]

People see my username here & automaticly think im a girl

 

[mike c]

People see my username here & automaticly think im a girl

you're not? ... and all this time I keep replying to your threads ...

 

[highfihoney]

you're not? ... and all this time I keep replying to your threads ...

I hope for both our sake you were'nt having impure thoughts of a sexy girl who is into stereo equipment

There is not enough booze on the planet to make me look sexy

 

[Pianoman84d]

I disagree that guys cannot tell what looks nice. I think it is the reverse of no. 5's statement. Guys can tell what looks nice, we just don't care. It is a question of priorities. When guys are bachelors, we are free to 'not care,' but when there is someone else in the picture, suddenly we must care...

 

[emorphien]

Hopefully you realize that while a guy can tell what looks nice (but also may have a different sense of aesthetic, for example towards more modern, sleek things), that guys don't always care. Appearance isn't as high a priority for a lot of these things.

Personally: I can't coordinate colors, I have an excuse though: I have terrible color vision.

As far as audio goes I care less about what it looks like and more about how it performs. I know my current speakers would not appeal to my parents (particularly my mother) because they didn't even come with a grille.

And I don't have enough room right now to keep things neat and tidy, looking forward to moving!

 

[dem beats]

I am the coordinator of the HT and I like all cables tucked away and neat more so than the female in my life, but I call on her help as she has more experience with "low cost practical aplication of tidyness". I mean by this she can help me hide the wires without me going out and spending money on someone or something to do it lol.

I am lucky. She cares more about sound and we both have similar taste in what we like to see. "Honey go with the towers they look fine", "I like the bigger ones they sounded better", "it's your room do what you want." That said she has her limit when it comes to $$$ I went 500 over my budget so I took her out to dinner to prove I could spend money on her too.... But I got into a grey area.... How can I rationalize an engagement ring for less than my speaked
DOH!
lol

 

[Nick250]

I disagree that guys cannot tell what looks nice. I think it is the reverse of no. 5's statement. Guys can tell what looks nice, we just don't care. It is a question of priorities. When guys are bachelors, we are free to 'not care,' but when there is someone else in the picture, suddenly we must care...

I can, (and have) put together a basic living room that looks pretty darn good, though the AV stuff sitcks out a bit. It's the maintenance that's a bitc* for me. I have to do a fair amount of picking up before the cleaning lady comes.

Nick

 

[cfrizz]

Interesting question. But as you should know, there are a million different answers to it since every woman is different.

I love my HT setup & the sound is the most important factor to me. Not that everything should match, be small/hidden & unobtrusive. But then I grew up surrounded by music so that plays a large part in my choices.

I knew as I matured that I HAD to HAVE a decent stereo system. So once I started working I started putting one together until I have what I have now.

None of it matches, it is not especially pretty, but it is neat & organized. And most importantly sounds terrifc!!!

While my brothers' former girlfreind appreciated the sound of it, she didn't like the decor and said she would NEVER be able to have it look like that. But then again, until I introduced her to some REAL speakers by Polk, she thought Bose was the be all to end all!

But if given a choice between Polk & Bose or any other full size speakers, she will take the Bose cause they are nice & small. And she cares more about the looks then the sound.

Cathy

 

[davidtwotrees]

I am a hetero bachelor, aged 45. I am a one man painting contractor, who also does light remodelling. I work in pretty nice homes for people that can afford to decorate. The name of my company is TwoTrees Decorating, because I can do more than paint, I can help people choose colors and fabrics and drapes and help them find their decorating style. I don't have a woman to decorate for me, so I have to do it myself. I want my living room to look sharp. My HT and Stereo components match eachother, and look good in the rack, imho. I don't need a waf factor, I have a me factor. I've spent some good money on cabling, so I don't mind that you can see that behind my rig. I try to wire my rig as neatly as if I was doing a wire harness on a show car-neatness counts. A wealthy woman might not like to see the wires, and I guess if I was married to one, I would hide them. I want a nice looking rig that I can look at as well as hear and be proud of it.
David TwoTrees

 

[mtrycrafts]

...are their a lot of women in these forums?
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Not many. 'Loserwife' pokes her head in once in a while. The other women who come are just in and out, it seems. It takes a special type of woman to participate on an audio board.

 

[Davemcc]

I feel lucky. My wife likes muscle cars, fast cars and likes car shows. She likes loud music and movies and she's into computers and electronic gadgets. She doesn't mind when I tear a room apart because she trusts me to put it back together in an attractive manner. She's also patient when projects last for months instead of days. And she's not worried about how much I spend on toys because she's got a list of toys she wants too and there's a lot of commonality in our toy lists.

 

[Audioholics]

This thread is pathetic - not one female response. At least I know our demographics are accurate...

 

[mike c]

Cathy

there's cathy ...
there's highfihoney

 

[Audioholics]

Oops, sorry Cathy! (knew about LoserWife as well, but she didn't respond here...)

 

[Starmax]

divorced and learning...

Being single for 4 years (and in no hurry to get re-attached) has made me face home decorating decisions that heretofore I never had to deal with. Men in relationships with women invariably defer to their mates' nest feathering tastes either because they feel inadequate in their own choices or 'cause they don't give a rat's ***. Every guy would benefit by living by himself for a few years after 40 (college and and the oat-sowing years don't count), because what you learn about yourself is amazing...you become more aware of your food, music, clothes, furniture, art, colors, free time, etc. I think men are perfectly capable of developing their own individual tastes, as long as they allow themselves the freedom to find out what they are. While most women seem to do this naturally, men have to break through gender role barriers to learn these things about themselves. I love living like a grown-up kid so much (my home has become my playhouse: 9.3 floorstanding surrounds in living room, pool table in den, etc.) that I'm not willing to give it up. How that impacts my future attempts at co-habitation remains to be seen!