Women and High End Audio
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There was an article in Stereophile or one of the journals about this very topic. They interviewed several women in audio incl D'Agostinos wife, co-founder of Transparent Cable, maybe VTL Manleys wife and one other....all of whom are actively in the business from day 1. Many yrs ago.
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---- Yes, I remember that article (I still have that issue). ...Would you like to have the link from that particular Stereophile's issue on that article? ...That was back in 1998
1. http://www.stereophile.com/news/10171
2. http://www.stereophile.com/news/10173
* http://www.stereophile.com/content/women-audio
* http://www.stereophile.com/content/sisters-sound-karen-sumner
* http://www.stereophile.com/content/why-arent-there-more-women-high-end-audio
P.S. I couldn't locate that full article online; regarding the full interviews of Karen Sumner,
Lori Brown, & EveAnna Manley.
But my Stereophile's issue from back then, with full interviews of these three 'high-end' audio ladies is in my basement, among millions of other audio mags.
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I am actually immensely glad my wife is not into this hobby - she brings a sense of sensibility to our expenses, and that keeps us above water.
Bruce B
WBF Founding Member, Pro Audio Production Member
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---- Yes, I remember that article (I still have that issue). ...Would you like to have the link from that particular Stereophile's issue on that article? ...That was back in 1998
1. http://www.stereophile.com/news/10171
2. http://www.stereophile.com/news/10173
* http://www.stereophile.com/content/women-audio
* http://www.stereophile.com/content/sisters-sound-karen-sumner
* http://www.stereophile.com/content/why-arent-there-more-women-high-end-audio
P.S. I couldn't locate that full article online; regarding the full interviews of Karen Sumner,
Lori Brown, & EveAnna Manley.
But my Stereophile's issue from back then, with full interviews of these three 'high-end' audio ladies is in my basement, among millions of other audio mags.
Good memory!
-- You got that one right Lloyd; my memory is one of my fortes.
My brain is like a recording machine.
My brain is like a recording machine.
Bruce B
WBF Founding Member, Pro Audio Production Member
I eat lots of that stuff myself; 25 cents each when on sale. :b
...With wheat crackers, excellent! ...I buy more music recordings too.
They say as dementia progresses, you forget to zip up, later you forget to unzip, then you lose your friends, lastly you lose your enemies.
The biggest problem getting women into the industry and why there's not more involved? Without a doubt, reason number one is the attitude and how they're treated by male audiophiles. I've seen so many instances of women being treatedly badly, condescendingly, like they don't exist, etc., that it's not funny. So why should they put up with it?
Someday ask Colleen or Mary Cardas about what they encountered when they worked with their dad's company.
Someday ask Colleen or Mary Cardas about what they encountered when they worked with their dad's company.
Interesting you should mention condescension - that's been a defining characteristic in the world of Hi-Fi since time immemorial, wonderfully satirized here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoPXQ9fotZM
Unfortunately, some men are treated the same way. There still exists those in the high end who spend much of their time looking down on those they deem to be less worthy!
The video in the above post is not far from the truth.
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