This thread is amusing, but I really don't get this non-universal difference that co-varies -- to a degree -- with gender.
- I know women hear the high frequencies more acutely, and may (?) have very slightly more sensitive hearing across the frequency spectrum, but how do we account for women with good hearing who like it good and loud? I was in a studio setting with several women (players and sound mixers), some with amazing hearing, who liked it loud. As I said, my wife likes it loud. While my daughter has occasionally asked me to turn it down, she has also asked me to turn it up.
- If it's social/cultural, and they haven't been to enough concerts, take 'em to some.
- If there is a problem with the look of the equipment, discuss it. My wife thinks the Klipschorns look elegant, less so the Belle .... When our new music room / library / home theater is finished, the Belle will be hidden (flush mounted) behind an acoustically transparent wall fabric, with its own grille cloth removed. When I suggested hiding the Khorns too, she asked me not to. .
Gary R Camp
Main room: 2- 1982 Klipschorns with K-401 fiberglass mid horn upgrade (1987), and AK-4 Klipschorn stock upgrade (2006), Belle Klipsch (2005) center channel, 2 NAD C- 2 72 ss 150 wpc stereo power amps (not bad), NAD T163 home theater type pre-amp (Achilles heel: no way to avoid transmitting slight hum to Khorns), Heresy II surround speakers driven by 1/2 NAD C-272 and a Yamaha 135 wt amp, NAD C-542 CD player, Magnavox DVD player, TV monitor. Klipsch RSW-15 subwoofer, for movies only.