Besides Audio, what other ''passion'' do you have?
I have often wondered what other interests other audiophiles thrive on. Cars? Wine? model plane building? Baseball cards? Camping? Let's hear it ! As for me, it's mainly kept in the ''audio'' family. Piano and guitar (accoustic) although I am finding myself surprisingly interested in electric guitar magazines, and finding out that ''every guitar and amp combination has a tone, and that the pursuit of ''tone'' is the ultimate quest, not unlike our never-ending quest for the perfect sound I guess, as an audiophile. Interestingly enough, I'm also finding out that most self-respecting guitar player will use a tube amplifier, while the solid state camp will use solid state in ''modelling'' amps, amps that duplicate the sound of other famous amplifiers all in one ( Vox, Marshall, Fender and more). Now there's a community where the tube vs solid state discussion doesn't last long, in fact it's no contest... What's YOUR other hobby or interest ?
Cooking (3 degrees), pastry, Computers (MCSE, MCSA, A+), audio and music (of course), woodworking, reading, movies, home improvements, gardening, camping, digital photography and photo restoration/editing, technology and science, tall ships and concerts.
My wife & 2 boys. 2 & 1/2 year old Jake and 3 month old Tanner.
Can't get enough of them! Jake already has some simple songs memorized and jams on our piano- looks like he's immitating Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder. Don't know where he got that from- puts a TON of body english into it.
other than music & family I just don't seem to have time for anything else, other than work that is!
Hope there are plenty others here who feel the same way. cheers!
Would you people believe I am a butterfly collector? It is a hobby rarely practiced by adults these days. On the other end of the spectrum I am a WWII armour nut. I love german tanks and am an avid 1/35 scale modeler of armour kits. I used to be a fine artist and graphic designer for about 17 years, now going thru my midlife crisis. Audio and collecting records is one of my escapes.
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