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Welcome to the mad house Gheon.

Living in New York you may avail yourself of a wide variety of live music, should keep your listening standards for your home system high.

If you ever want to discuss music, I have all the artists you mention except for Squirrel Nut Zippers. I too love the blues and have an entire section of my bookcase dedicated to storing that part of my collection.

Your girlfriend sounds like a keeper. I like the part about "angelically indulgent and shockingly good musical taste." What a great combination.

Interesting story, Gheon (I used to be in a similar business, I think)! I liked your concluding sentence... very much similar to a "pensee" of B. Pascal. Welcome!

Sounds good Albert -- would love to chat sometime once I get settled. Kristina was truly excited to hear that I praised her among the audiophiles

Greg -- I admit to being busted -- stolen from Pascal it was.

Gheon,
Just click on my ( or any members ) name at Audiogon to send them an email. From there we may exchange phone numbers and convenient times.

Shoot, I've been attributing that quote to Tennyson for years now. Thanks for setting me straight.

I've been kicking around this site for the last year or two but have never responded to this thread -- usually, by the time I was done reviewing it, I was too worn out!

Well, here goes. I'm 47 and work in the database / marketing area of a very large financial institution in Charlotte, NC. During the last ten years, I've lived in Cleveland, Dallas, Columbus, Boston, Winston-Salem and now Charlotte. My theory is that the constant movement distracts my family from noticing my nasty audiophile habit ;-).

My wife is one of the truly rare gems in the universe who appreciates great music and supports my quest to hear it accurately. My children (college sophomore and high school junior) have caught the bug and will, I'm sure, someday grace this site.

We appreciate music of all kinds -- our favorite depends on our mood. Blues (Buddy Guy is my favorite), Jazz (lean towards the traditional, but also love the more current), Rock (metal, regular and lite), Vocals (how do you classify Lori Lieberman?), Classical (mostly traditional), "Heartland" .... and Christmas (we have one heckuva selection!). My favorite live concerts were 1) Vladimir Horowitz (5th row left!!) in 1977, 2) Dave Brubeck (seats on stage in Boston) and 3) Woodstock '99.

The audiophile habit is fairly new (last 5-6 years) though I took some electronics courses in high school (built a tube amp from scratch!), started out as an electrical engineer (lived in an engineering fraternity) and subscribed to audio magazines for as long as I can remember.

By the way, THANKS to everyone at Audiogon for the great advice and community spirit. It's tough to find people day-to-day who share this passion / disease and I really appreciate the discourse.

Cheers. Guenther