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Who Do You Credit For Getting You Into This Hobby?

I didn't know which forum to post this in so I hope it's alright to have done so in "Speakers".

When you look back over this obsessive hobby of ours, who do you give credit for helping you take the plunge? I am extremely grateful to Albert Porter and John Fort, who were salesmen at Arnold and Morgan (Dallas) in the mid-to-late 70s (I believe Albert might actually have been the sales manager), and spent a lot of time with me to assist in finding the best system for my tastes and budget. They also treated me the same as their male customers, and never made me feel like the minority (female) that I was in this particular hobby. Their love of the hobby was infectious, and I quickly became enamored with the quest for getting the sound right. That first small system was comprised of a middle-of-the line Yamaha receiver (1977), Yamaha speakers, and a Dual turntable. I still own the Dual turntable and have kept it for its sentimental value. It is currently not in use although it is still operational almost 30 years later.

So, thank you, Albert Porter and John Fort, for taking the time to help me all those years ago. It's also evident here at Audiogon that Albert continues to help all of us as we pursue this endeavor, a few of us much older than when we originally began the journey.

--Mary
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mechans
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Which hobby? High End or simply what we called being an audiophile.
This paricular version the High End variant I must credit another member Sufentil and who explained what happened to audio and where to look to replace my old gear, and introduced me to an exemplary member and friend TRELJA who really taught me and advised me. To this day I have great respect for his opinions. Except the first opininion he rendered which was that I was an audiophile already. the day we first went ut auditioning speakers. I didn't know the least about any of this. Nw if he would give me the same repect about whichcar to get that would be fair. He turned me into a High End modern day audiophile wannabe, my wife will keep that from reaching fruition.
Wanting very good sounding music was My father's fault he liked good Stereo equipment and was an "Audiophile".
The differences are as many as the years that speparate the two. But you didn't never ever even dreamed about spending the price of a house on your stereo when my Father was into this. He was very selective and spent liberally mind you. You just couldn't spend this kind of money if you wanted to on the better gear.
avguygeorge
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As a '40's kid I loved listening to the radio. Then I loved listening to "anything-live",even more. Then rubbing elbows with anyone,whom had this similar affliction just got me further down this road. In '56 after I graduated high school I bought my first Hi Fi; in mono.I guess I always had the bug but had to wait till the kids were grown before the stuff got to be of a higher quality.---Now, I'm out of control and have to blame the dna I received. But 4me it has been a life-long pleasant journey.
jaybo
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my parents were record collectors, and my father was the first guy in our neighborhood with a 'stereo'. my mom traveled to nyc as a fashion buyer, and loved broadway musicals. the real 'blame' most however fall on an older friend who worked on audio gear as a hobby.
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artizen65
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Mary,

What a great thread.

Well I guess it starts with mom. When I was 7 or 8 she bought me a small all in one record player (FisherPrice I think) and a few records for christmas. That would be 1972 or 73. In my early teens mom again, as we had a console system in the house and pleanty of records, used to love to crank that system. Lets see at the age of 17 there was Mike, Onkio, and Alan Parsons. Then we jump forward to 85 Rick and his suggestion to get NAD which I did. Ok in 87 a different Rick and his new system (Adcom and Infinate Slope speakers) along with my introduction to Audio Review the magazine (hope I remembered the title correctly). Ok I was not sunk yet. That didn't come untill 2003 and my quest for new speakers. I found one store that had the polk's I was looking at getting. But after a listening session I am thinking this isn't all that great so I figured I would bite the bullet and go down to ListenUp and listen to B&W Can't remember the salesman's name but I left with a pair of CDM9NT's. That was it I was sunk thanks to Lew Black who let's me come into the store anytime I want to just listen. Not to mention some other great store owners around town that have let me come in to just listen and learn.
audiofeil
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Credit?
I blame a childhood friend.
I've never recovered.
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