Posted by Marvin Amstey on March 14, 1999 at 11:05:13:
I agree with Steve's five points and would like to emphasize the "wife-factor". This is a term coined in the audio literature to describe speaker design. I rarely buy a rug unless my wife agrees. While I concentrate on the ethnography, wool and dyes, she sees the colors better than I and more of the aesthetic: we both know ugly and we both know beautiful; we may not both know what's in between, yet we must agree before the purchase. Now none of this would matter if the wife or significant other doesn't care, but having another who does care makes this hobby a hell-of-a-lot more fun. Marvin