I've pursued a 1000 paths in life, some by choice, some by circumstance, some by the whims of the universe throwing me like a rag doll through the maelstrom of chaos. Grew up poor, fortune has risen, fallen and risen again in my life, I toured in bands, worked in record companies, worked the trades, written software that made the first 25 years of the internet awesome, shared a prison cell with one of the finest, most humble men I've ever known, served as both tool and foil to men whose wealth ran upwards of 10 figures, friends, foes, and women have come and gone, traveled to six continents and some 30 countries. Through it all music and the beauty of the written word have pulsed as heart and served as brain, respectively. In so far as frugality...?
I've been a wise fool and a brilliant idiot on that count. Suffice to say, I've been a flagrant wastrel but have sucked every drop of value from life's teat that I can get. To whit; some spend countless dollars chasing the mirage always just ahead. For many years I either made my own music, enjoyed others live or listened to their myriad amazing systems as a lucky room mate. These days my life is a much calmer one, far from the madding crowd. I have been building my own muse with a pair of practically new Cornwall IV's for 30% less than new and will shortly take possession of a Luxman L-509x that was very gently used for an excellent price (l demoed one and found it to be truly transcendent with the Cornwalls). I intend to acquire a superb DAC hopefully for <$1500 and a streamer source of equal pedigree. With these I shall spend years in musical-opiate delerious happiness for a sum far less than many spend pursuing their own ideals of perfection. I am profoundly content with my path and respectfully care not for theirs ( beyond the virtual camaraderie shared here), therefore I feel I can say yes, I am frugal, finally.
