What's your profession? Age?


Just thought after the "how much is your system worth" post that it would be nice to see what all these people do to get $80K systems, and perhaps how long it takes. I'm a 29-year old economist for the gov., just completeed my Ph.D. last month, and my system is at about $10K. Just a pup hoping to keep upgrading...
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I'm a 62 year old software engineer/consultant/business owner with a music audio system which was about $70k.
Daytime: Software Engineer;
Other time: Vintage Audio repair, Running record store, Reselling estates,
System worth around $4k, record collection about $25k
Collect and re-sell records since early teens.
Play accordion, electric bass, string bass and love classical music, jazz and progressive rock.
Prior started with being salad boy at Tribeca Diner NYC,
than auto-mechanics, private servant-chauffeur.

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I am now 40 and work Campus Safety at a local college. I have been in the hobby since I bought my first stereo from Circuit City for my 8th grade grauation. One of these days, I will get around to posting a picture of my current setup. You can see all equipment in my profile.