Who R U?

I'm 37 with a wife and two daughters, and I gave up my mancave when we moved. So instead of my functional, but homely, Paradigm HT setup I'm putting together a new system that the wife can actually entertain company around. This will be only my second mid-fi build, as I got a ton of milage out of my first build (8 years and only changed receivers once).

I an 63 which makes me an old guy I guess. Live in Portland, OR though born & raised in Los Angeles. Grew up in a jazz household where the first stereo my father had was given to him by Shelly Manne and where my parents bought a baby grand piano for guests to play. Loved music for as long as I can remember,skipped most of high school graduation festivities to go to the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, and started collecting vinyl at 12y/o but didn't get interested in gear until my partner decided to give me a new turntable in around 1974 and bought an AR clone. Am just retired secondary to illness after thirty years as a family doctor and am very interested in advanced care planning, bioethics and health care reform. I have been with the same woman since 1970 and married for most of those years. She loves music and is totally uninterested in gear though she loves her horses. We have two children, one an artist and one who trained at Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt on clarinet but has now started medical school. I like most kinds of music except very limited in my enjoyment of musicals, and often don't like Top 40 or middle-of-the road but remain foremost a rocker. I have spent a lot more on music than gear over the years though I do like my stereo and am up to about 14,000 pieces of vinyl and 9,000 CDs. Craig

I'm just a guy who loves to hit shit w/ a bat!!!!

I am Doug and thought I answered this years ago... I am 64 and recently retired, widowed for 2 1/2 years. I ramped up my system to hopefully carry me out, in pretty good health so heck, I probably have a few good months left...:>)

I really enjoy reading all the posts and wish you all well.
Douger

I am a music major and fanatic about sound bringing happiness. In fact, you can say music is my life...

I have a nice hifi, but I love finding good mid-fi gears that sound nice. This way, I can have music every corner of my apartment, and also share this glorious hobby with my loved ones.

My love for hifi gears started very young. In Christmas time, I went by stores where they played music, and I was in heaven - and thought that's simply dandy that one can push a button and be in heaven...

Alas, I didn't know how expensive that button can become.
So, I am trying to find good mid-fi gears, so I can share this heaven without breaking their bank account.