What's your profession? Age?

I'm in my late 60's and am blissfully retired.  I made my living at a couple of major Hollywood film studios in what is euphemistically called "development."   Ya know the old insult that goes "who's the idiot who told them to make that movie?"  Well, it was me.  I have my share of hits, as well.  Some I'm proud of.  Some of which I'm still amazed they pulled in so much money.   Academy Award winners?  A handful.  My audio system, btw, cost me around the five figure mark.

Recently turned 60. My interest in stereos and music predictably go back to my teen years- first heard of AR, KLH, Dual etc. around 1974. Cobbled together a system in 1975 or 1976 out of old bits and pieces. By 1977 I bought a basic system - receiver, speakers and turntable- in 1977. I was already aware of the likes of McIntosh, Rectilinear, etc by then. By 1978 I heard of Dahlquist and others. First trickle of hi-end interest was in 1982 or 1983 and my first hi end purchase (ie, non mass market gear) was a Thorens table in 1985. By 1989 I had Adcom electronics and magneplanar speakers. 

I am an attorney; I’ve also worked in a factory, retail sales, and a pro photographer.

Wooo I'm 74 can't hear, see, or walk to well after playing sports(7 days a week) my entire life including; minor league baseball, USTA 5 tennis, 7 handicap golf, thrown in soccer, basketball, kayaking, and biking and hiking the national parks,  and many surgeries including five joint replacements and a 6th in the offing. Play was my career. However, the advocation that paid the bills was in social work administration. My system is worth +- 9 K I'm Scottish so it is mostly used gear.  A family and career later "I can't run but I can walk much faster" I'm here or is it hear tuning in turning on and sitting down to jazz, classical, and blues as well as revisiting my musical roots.     

mr_m,

"Occupation : Cleaning up the city. ( I drive a garbage truck.)"

You are living my childhood dream. In fact, I wanted to be the guy at the back of the truck. I sincerely envy you.

Trained as a singer, and conductor of choirs and orchestras, and have spent about 2/3 of my career so far in church ministry and about 1/3 of my career in higher education as a music professor. Not being in a lucrative field has taught me the fun and adventure of improving my system as inexpensively as possible. The majority of my gear was purchased used (sometimes as much as 20 years old when I bought it), but it sounds wonderful to my ears. I'm 58.