Apparently, Lileks has met my husband:
Well, once upon a time a man was judged by the sheer bulk of his speakers – you’d walk into a single guy’s apartment and find these giant wood-and-fabric monoliths. Tombstones by Dior. The guys who had these fancy systems usually had exquisitely hip tastes (Steely Dan! Weather Report!), but sometimes they were just headbangers who wanted brute force. These were also known as the guys who lived upstairs. The ones who’d start the REO Speedwagon the moment they got up….
You mean, like these?
Yeah, he likes REO, too.
UPDATE: My computer clearly has a sense of humor:
So, where’s my “Hell, yeah!” button?
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007, 3:42 pm | 
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January 23, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Just like those. I finally got him to realize that nowadays, with speakers, bigger isn’t better anymore. Huge freaking speakers that took up so much room! And you couldn’t put tchotckes on the top because they’d fall off from the bass response.
January 23, 2007 at 3:55 pm
That stereo has only been turned on three times in three years. Why? Because the damn thing is SO loud that you can’t talk in the same room when it’s on. Of course, all three times it went on, REO or Boston started playing so nobody wanted to stay in the same room, anyway.
I’d love to get rid of it. Believe it or not, I actually dream about someone breaking in to steal that and only that out of the house. Then I realize that nobody else would want it, either.
January 23, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Look on the bright side. At least your car’s sound system isn’t like that. The music those sorts play make REO Speedwagon sound exquisitely hip.
January 24, 2007 at 9:20 am
The whole stereo system (including turntable) is in our storage unit. The speakers have dry rot. We just haven’t had a yard sale for the stuff yet. I think it’s too much trouble to put on e-bay, but there’s a secondhand electronics store that may take the components… hmmm…
January 25, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Ours, as you can see, is taking up the majority of the one uninterrupted wall in our family room. And, since VH built the entertainment center to fit his massive stereo and speakers, the thing also sticks out 3 1/2 feet from the wall.
I hate it. I truly, truly do.
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