Rich Wenzel
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- Aug 9, 2002
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Okay, just had another funny conversation with my girlfriend about stereo and hometheater equipment. If you haven't read any of my previous ones, you can do a search if you are so inclined, but the basic theme is that my girlfriend is not only clueless about equipment but also very aggressive in her ability to not understand. Hard to explain, but she finds it to be my fault anything that doesn't work the way she thinks it should also work. It should be noted that my girlfriend, who I may refer to as Master at various times, competitively studied and performed piano and clarinet, her ear is quite good. She is also rather bright.
The setting, outside Innovative Audio Video in Manhattan:
Me: Honey, lets go into Innovative, you have to listen to speakers and I need to look at dvd players.
Her: Huh, why do you need to look at dvd players?
Me: Well, you need one for this year and I am thinking of either giving you mine or buying you one.
Her: Why? You gave me one last year.
Me: Uh, no I didn't
Her: Yes you did.
Me: No....
Her: Yes?!?!
Me: I was planning on buying you one, along with a samsung hdtv 32" tube tv, but you said no.
Her: Yes you did, what was that Mmmmm thing you gave me then?
Me: Oh, the Marantz, that is a cd player Honey.
Her: So?
Me: Well, you will have a tv this year honey, you will need a dvd player.
Her: Huh, why?
Me: Cause you dont have one.
Her: Can't I use the M thing?
Me: No Honey, the Marantz is a cd player only, you can't play DVD's on it.
Her: Are you lying to me? Stop lying to me.
Me: Im telling the truth Master.
Her: Are you trying to trick me so that you can get a new DVD player.
Me: No Master, never Master.
Her: Are you lying?
Me: No Master
Her (she goes into her, im going to trick the truth out of you, mode): So than tell me this, why doesn't it play DVD's
Me (slightly incredulous): Cause it is not a DVD player, it is a CD player.
Her: Well how come my computer playes DVDs and CDs?
Me: Well, almost all DVD players play CDs, but not in vice versa.
Her: Are you lying to me?
Me: No Master.
Her: Why do DVD players play CD's and not the other way around, then, hmmmmm?
Me: Well cd technology was over 15 years old when the first dvd players started to appear. Basic CD playback is a rather cheap addition to a dvd player. But DVD playback is something new and not added to cd players. Older cd players would have been built before DVD techonogy was even available.
Her: This is a new cd player, no?
Me: Yes it is new.
Her: Why did you buy a cd player that doesnt play dvd's then, thats just stupid.
Me: Well, I bought 2 "higher" end cd players to test with "lower" end cd players to see, if on my system and in my room, if I, and a couple of other people could tell the difference between them.
Her: Huh?
Me: Well, I have limited funds, I wanted to see where I should spend most money in the future. I know I am going to put several $1000s more into my system, and I wanted to know where to spend it, this was a test.
Her: Huh, you havent answered my question, and i am getting a headache. Why did you buy a cd player that doesnt play dvds?
Me (this is not going to be easy, time to be obtuse): Cause I wanted it
Her: Thats stupid. Then why did you give it to me if you wanted it.
Me: I wanted you to have a good piece of equipment so that you could enjoy your music. You didnt need a dvd player at the time as you did not have a tv, so I gave you a good piece of equipment that I didnt necessarily need.
Her: If you didnt need it, why did you buy it?
Me (obtuse again): Cause I wanted it.
Her: If I find out that you are lying to me or trying to trick me, you are dead. Im hungry time lets eat.
Me: What about going in to innovative?
Her: Too late, Im hungry and you gave me a headache.
Me: But, uhmmm
Her: Too late, feed me or become food.
Never made it into the store, but she has now found out that cd players dont play dvds, and i get to live...as long as i can explain to her why i bought a cd player that doesnt play dvds and had the nerve to give that to her....
Rich
The setting, outside Innovative Audio Video in Manhattan:
Me: Honey, lets go into Innovative, you have to listen to speakers and I need to look at dvd players.
Her: Huh, why do you need to look at dvd players?
Me: Well, you need one for this year and I am thinking of either giving you mine or buying you one.
Her: Why? You gave me one last year.
Me: Uh, no I didn't
Her: Yes you did.
Me: No....
Her: Yes?!?!
Me: I was planning on buying you one, along with a samsung hdtv 32" tube tv, but you said no.
Her: Yes you did, what was that Mmmmm thing you gave me then?
Me: Oh, the Marantz, that is a cd player Honey.
Her: So?
Me: Well, you will have a tv this year honey, you will need a dvd player.
Her: Huh, why?
Me: Cause you dont have one.
Her: Can't I use the M thing?
Me: No Honey, the Marantz is a cd player only, you can't play DVD's on it.
Her: Are you lying to me? Stop lying to me.
Me: Im telling the truth Master.
Her: Are you trying to trick me so that you can get a new DVD player.
Me: No Master, never Master.
Her: Are you lying?
Me: No Master
Her (she goes into her, im going to trick the truth out of you, mode): So than tell me this, why doesn't it play DVD's
Me (slightly incredulous): Cause it is not a DVD player, it is a CD player.
Her: Well how come my computer playes DVDs and CDs?
Me: Well, almost all DVD players play CDs, but not in vice versa.
Her: Are you lying to me?
Me: No Master.
Her: Why do DVD players play CD's and not the other way around, then, hmmmmm?
Me: Well cd technology was over 15 years old when the first dvd players started to appear. Basic CD playback is a rather cheap addition to a dvd player. But DVD playback is something new and not added to cd players. Older cd players would have been built before DVD techonogy was even available.
Her: This is a new cd player, no?
Me: Yes it is new.
Her: Why did you buy a cd player that doesnt play dvd's then, thats just stupid.
Me: Well, I bought 2 "higher" end cd players to test with "lower" end cd players to see, if on my system and in my room, if I, and a couple of other people could tell the difference between them.
Her: Huh?
Me: Well, I have limited funds, I wanted to see where I should spend most money in the future. I know I am going to put several $1000s more into my system, and I wanted to know where to spend it, this was a test.
Her: Huh, you havent answered my question, and i am getting a headache. Why did you buy a cd player that doesnt play dvds?
Me (this is not going to be easy, time to be obtuse): Cause I wanted it
Her: Thats stupid. Then why did you give it to me if you wanted it.
Me: I wanted you to have a good piece of equipment so that you could enjoy your music. You didnt need a dvd player at the time as you did not have a tv, so I gave you a good piece of equipment that I didnt necessarily need.
Her: If you didnt need it, why did you buy it?
Me (obtuse again): Cause I wanted it.
Her: If I find out that you are lying to me or trying to trick me, you are dead. Im hungry time lets eat.
Me: What about going in to innovative?
Her: Too late, Im hungry and you gave me a headache.
Me: But, uhmmm
Her: Too late, feed me or become food.
Never made it into the store, but she has now found out that cd players dont play dvds, and i get to live...as long as i can explain to her why i bought a cd player that doesnt play dvds and had the nerve to give that to her....
Rich
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