What age did the "audio bug" hit you?


I was always into music, and as early as 7 yrs old I would put 2 sources next to each other (2 tape decks or a 8 track, or recoed player) and fade them over each other and play "D.J." all day long, in High School I ran the closed circuit radio station and was the D.J. at the local YMCA for dances to raise money for our "leaders club" and did a few weddings here and there, then I was a D.J. at a lesbian bar for awhile (down guys! these chicks rolled their own tampons) but all the same I look back and I guess I was always some sort of an Audiophile...what about your stories???????????
chadnliz
I was 11 when "The House Of The Rising Sun" came out in 1965 and swept me into the rock world. I was already playing in the grade school band and grew up with the piano. One of my uncle's was a college professor and had a Fischer tube receiver. Once I heard "Demons and Wizards" by Uriah Heep and "Survival" by Grand Funk on his stereo, there was no turning back.
I had my first tube amp at age 6. My dad was an audio nut and bought me a little starter syatem. I quickly disassembled it and used all the tubes as Ultraman props. Needless to say, dad was not pleased! I always listened with dad to his Maggies and Ohms and various Marantz, SAE and other audio goodies. He bought me another stereo combo for my 12th birthday and I have been an avid audio freak ever since. Now I have the good fortune of giving him my "hand-me-downs".
Chadniz,
that the best comming of audiophile age story I have read here as yet. Rolling their own tampons! Man, that is a skill!
When my mom was pregnant they thought it was twins by her size. That is until I popped out of the womb wearing headphones. They were none too surprised then when the cord led to a killer tube amp and vinyl rig!

Marco
In third grade (1963) I was introduced to the Beatles by my older brother. I would play his 45's on a Sears Silvertone record player. The fidelity now is much better but the memory of that revelation is irreplaceable.