How old are you?

73... And still like large advent speakers.. Pioneer1010 receiver.. McIntosh poweramps

80 years.  I became a budding audiophile in 1956 when I built an Eico HF20 integrated amplifer.  Hooked a cheapo Garrard turntable with GE cartridge to it, and fed it to an Electrovoice 12B loudspeaker that I installed in an Argus bass reflex cabinet.  That got me through my senior year of HS and six years of college.  Went stereo then, and never looked back.

65, going on 72.  No shame in getting older.  No glory in staying young.

It's not polite to ask an Audiophile's age. Besides age is nothing but a number.

you know what happens if you live long enough...you get old. be grateful, it's a privilege not enjoyed by everyone.
that said, I'm 66.
always loved music and remember spinning my Mom's 45s when I was about 5-6 years old. got my first fold out record player about age 11-12. serious gear started about age 17, which would have been 1972