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Title: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: scervin on April 19, 2005, 05:41:36 PM

I need this amp!!!  My god, I about nut when I saw it.  I have been dreaming about one coming up used.  Maybe if I sell the boat.....

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampsmult&1119086506

sc

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: Daryan on April 19, 2005, 05:50:41 PM

Dude, I think you have lost it Scott.  8 grand for an amp ??? ;)  I can see the response now..."are you f'in kidding me?" ;D

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: scervin on April 19, 2005, 05:51:43 PM

yeah, but $9K ain't bad for a Jeff Rowland Design!  It's a steal at 1/2 off!   ;D

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: Ed. on April 19, 2005, 05:52:58 PM

i think the boat would be a lot more fun than the amp personally....but it'll be a lot easier to buy another boat then the amp it looks like.  plus gas is expensive.  (actually its $2.04 in lansing)

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: Tim on April 19, 2005, 05:54:42 PM

since you two are already married it looks like you've lost your major bargaining chip ;D

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: BCostigan on April 19, 2005, 06:03:53 PM

I have trouble negotiating an $800 purchase....nevermind an $8000 one.  That's  more than I paid for my truck!

Assuming you're not going waaaaay over budget you can use the same strategy I do:

Think of all the things she likes to do, that you hate, and get ready to do them.....all.

or

If you get to spend $8k so does she.

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: scervin on April 19, 2005, 09:04:53 PM

Well, that went over like a fart in church.  She just laughed and said "if we have a kid right now sure"  Guess I'll settle for that EAD I saw ;)

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: SonicSound on April 19, 2005, 09:38:03 PM

Pure audio porn! My fiancé concedes. As she says ….”put the toy away”

Good luck

You have my vote

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: ducati on April 19, 2005, 10:28:04 PM

You need to condition her.  You're well on your way judging by your room.  My wife is well broken in by now, an 8k purchase doesn't even faze her anymore  ;D

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: zhianosatch on April 19, 2005, 10:31:49 PM

i have a long, long way to go... and i have to do it all before i'm married?! fuck!

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: macdaddy on April 19, 2005, 10:57:48 PM

that one would be hard to hide...

i mean, conceivably you could hide agrace 901 away onn the rack someplace, and it could go unnotced. interconnect/power supply/power cord upgrade, those can squeak by, but not that thing...

does kind of look like a minibar.

+t for the effort.

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: ducati on April 20, 2005, 07:48:34 AM

My secret is I hide nothing.

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: nickgregory on April 20, 2005, 07:53:42 AM

exactly, you keep it out in the open, they figure that it couldnt have cost that much...otherwise we wouldnt have tempted them to jump all over us for having it out in the open....of course, my wife is starting to figure that one out...need to develop a new strategy

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: macdaddy on April 20, 2005, 08:31:46 AM

i was not advocating deceitful behavior - i was simply pointing out that it could be done (but not with that minibar that costs 8-9 large...

Title: Re: How do I convince the wife.....
Post by: scervin on April 20, 2005, 10:01:28 AM

I discuss every purchase with her and she does the same.  We keep sep bank accounts.