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In the Thread: How would you handle it?

Post Subject: In search of the structure.Posted by Romy the Cat on: 5/23/2013

Interesting. Almost unanimously the people at the forum and in private emails advice me do not inform/educate Amy about the audio. I do share the hesitance people expressed and I do appreciate the warnings. I kind of inclined do not do it, well; I did not do it for 1.5 years not without the reason but there is another subtest in this.

I very much value in relationship when I am understood, when a recipient of my actions/words not just consume my appeared facade but understand the deeper-seated reasoning, objectives and motivations. Kitty is getting exceptionally good with it and I feel incredibly grateful that I am able to communicate with her at this level. I had a few male friends who were able to do it but I had very few females enabled for this. Of cause I do not look forward to collaborate with Kitty about differences in cartridges sound or best operation points for 6E6P. However, I do find that it would be very nice if she tangibly understands, even hypothetically what I am doing. I do not intend to illustrate to her various specifics of audio – she has enough knowledge in her plate and she does not need this crap. But it would be nice to have her to understand my action and interests. If I would be able to define where is that fine line between critical listening that diminishes listening experience and something that give a general understanding of own audio listening paradigms then I would not mind to make a few well structured education session with her.

I think that the key in all of it is the degree and angle of her education and setting up the proper accents. I would like to find a form of the education that would not hurt her. I do not have this format yet and I keep thinking about it for a while.

I do agree that this is slightly about my egotistic desire to have a wife who full understand and support what I do. Amy very much supports what I do anyhow but I would like her to do it for right reasons. It is one thing to see support because she loves me and glad that I am happy with my Bruckner and my tubes but it is another thing when she understands what I do. I do not know why but it feels exceptionally pleasurable for me. Perhaps in me is talking a naiveté of a person who is involved in young relationship. I readily admit it. Still, if I do succeed in my slightly egotistic mission then the benefits would be wonderful. I think all that I need to do it devise some kind failure-proof, check-and-balance plan that would assure the none-wound education for Amy. I keep thinking about it.

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