ODS123 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Not sure how Feng Shui it is.. Indeed, I'm not sure I'll ever understand exactly what it means. But I'll make a pitch for making your system as visually appealing to your SO as absolutely possible. By making my system look nice and tidy - no tangle of cords everywhere, no open rack of components, etc. - my lovely wife has always encouraged me to have the system in our family room. Consequently, the whole family hears what I'm listening to, and I hear what they cue up (all CD's ripped into a music server, and Roon/Tidal the past few years). Not to be too precious about it, but it really has helped make our family close. IMHO, music is best enjoyed as a shared experience. When I see my kids put on their headphones, I'll ask what they're listening to, then encourage them to cue it up on the family system. ..And I don't have headphones, so it's the main system or nothing. It's important to ALWAYS find something to like about what they're listening to. You get nowhere criticizing what others - particularly your kids - like. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, ODS123 said: Not to be too precious about it, but it really has helped make our family close. Feng Shui or not, this is all that matters. Nice looking room by the way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 7 hours ago, ODS123 said: Not sure how Feng Shui it is.. Indeed, I'm not sure I'll ever understand exactly what it means. But I'll make a pitch for making your system as visually appealing to your SO as absolutely possible. By making my system look nice and tidy - no tangle of cords everywhere, no open rack of components, etc. - my lovely wife has always encouraged me to have the system in our family room. Consequently, the whole family hears what I'm listening to, and I hear what they cue up (all CD's ripped into a music server, and Roon/Tidal the past few years). Not to be too precious about it, but it really has helped make our family close. IMHO, music is best enjoyed as a shared experience. When I see my kids put on their headphones, I'll ask what they're listening to, then encourage them to cue it up on the family system. ..And I don't have headphones, so it's the main system or nothing. It's important to ALWAYS find something to like about what they're listening to. You get nowhere criticizing what others - particularly your kids - like. I agree completely with this, although my late wife was quite understanding to having mic cables and recording gear strewn around the house when I would pretend to be an engineer and have musician friends over. The kids got used to it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleve Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I have fish mounts in the rec room with my Klipsch home theater. Would that be considered FIN Shui? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 https://www.stereophile.com/content/feng-shui-and-high-end-audio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Take a look at the iFi Zen product line... https://ifi-audio.com/products/zen-phono/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 https://6moons.com/industryfeatures/fengshui/fengshui.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 https://fengshui-simplecures.blogspot.com/2016/11/music-room-feng-shui-how-to-feng-shui.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, MeloManiac said: https://www.stereophile.com/content/feng-shui-and-high-end-audio Wow, that's deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Yin Yang and Feng Shui are part of Asian Medecine , nothing to do with Audio . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Medicine? Thought it was bringing harmony to/with wind/water and spirituality? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 59 minutes ago, OO1 said: Yin Yang and Feng Shui are part of Asian Medecine , nothing to do with Audio . https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui Google moves like water, manipulated by the flow of words typed on my keyboard....when you put in "Wikipedia," knowledge crashes on the shores of Enlightenment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 38 minutes ago, JohnJ said: Medicine? yeah , Traditional Chinese Medecine , https://www.petersheng.com/embracing_yin_and_yang/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 6 minutes ago, OO1 said: yeah , Traditional Chinese Medecine , https://www.petersheng.com/embracing_yin_and_yang/ Fwiw, that dude is using Taoism in medicine, just as folks seem to be doing here in audio--both are appropriate to the one who finds deeper meaning. That's my take. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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