Why no Virtual System pics??

@tomic601 , thats awesome!  Great parents 😀

I was raised by a single parent, my Mom.  She supported my audio hobby at age 12 and would drive me to my 2 different local brick and mortar stores any time I wanted.  They are still in business here in Colorado Springs.  The Sound Shop and Listen Up.  I was mesmerized at a young age by the high end rooms in the basement of Listen Up’s old location.  I bought my entire first system with the help of my single Mother, who was really struggling to just put food on the table at the time, yet she found a way for me at age 12 to piece together a close to $2,000 system.  I learned at an early age the importance of speaker placement, quality speaker cable and an amp with high current.  I had a pioneer laser disc player at age 12!
My hats off to the parents that support their children in this hobby!

Sorry that this was off topic but I wanted to share 😁

Very beautiful and touching story indeed...

When I was 12 years old I delivered each days the newspaper to the doors of all my neighbours... This was my first job.... We were also very poor without even a bath for 4 children..... But my mother let me with the newspaper money bought my first stereo system, a turntable and speakers integrated in a wooden furniture.... That was paradise....My first vinyl was military music, it was not my choice it come with the purchase.   :)


It seems we had some common ground with motherhood....

Important and it’s your thread - take it where you will !!!!
pretty fantastic Mom !!!!!

Ever now and then I play Al Hirt : Carnival of Venice - brings back memories....

Seems single moms  with budding teenage audiophools have a lot in common here.
My mother could not afford to help my quest for audio BUT she never asked for a single penny of my meager earnings from my Saturday job and evening odd jobs at 14/15 even though I’m sure looking back it would have made things easier.
In retrospect I was obviously a selfish git but what can you expect from a teen with audio stars in his eyes.
It all turned out good though and we still had bread on the table and I had music.