Not trying to be provocative. I just genuinely don’t under why people who obsess over creating the best possible sonic experience in their homes—and are willing to spend a fortune on equipment to do so—don’t seem to care much at all about the appearance of the rooms that they’ll be spending so much time in. There are so many photos on here of dreary man caves with bad carpets and tacky furniture, many of them overstuffed with multiple sets of amps and speakers and giant cables snaking all over the floor. I love this subreddit and the passion people have for stereos and great-sounding music. I’m just a bit confused by why people who have so much aesthetic sophistication in one area seem to lack it another.
It very similar the people who own a house but don’t take care of it. Overgrown yard. Old paint. But it’s a functional house still for the most part. They just don’t care how it looks. Probably the same people who need a place to sit a place, to put something down and a place to store things that’s it. If they are closing their eyes or reading a book while listening doesn’t really matter what they are looking at as long as music comes out. Wires everywhere doesn’t bother them. When you adapt to the status quo it’s very easy to live in mess. Personally I feel like I have lived the two different lives. 20-30 no kids maybe girlfriends anything and everything really was on the table then 30+ every piece of furniture had to be real wood and right color. Worried about clutter. Roomba runs everyday. Sink needs to constantly be clean but it’s peaceful. But people learn to be at peace with their status quo.