“Am I hearing this in colour or black and white” ?
“How much did that lot cost, then”?
‘Does it have a graphic equaliser?’
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Where’s The Tone Control.?
“I built my own” Seems to piss off audiophiles the most. Not sure why.
“is it broken ?”
What you believe as an improvement in sound quality is in fact due to noise shaping.
Have you retouched your photo?
Apart from hifi, do you have an opinion on…(choose any subject)
“I can hear it…but why isn’t that bass shaking my teeth out ?”
Which always elicits a ‘white lie’ or a shuffling of feet (or both!), alongside a change of subject
The most asked question I’ve had is ‘what do all those boxes do?’
Why on earth don’t you have a modern Sonos like everyone else. Get with the programme!
“Have you got that album that used sandpaper as a cover” ?
Or, should you be remotely honest, a figurative sucking of teeth and a " you could have bought [insert car of choice here] for that"
“I think you need to upgrade your speaker cables”
‘What’s that humming noise?’
How loud can it go.?
The worse scenario is when someone guesses the cost…and they’re on the low side by a multiplier
How Much?!!