What do/did you do for a living?

retired high school teacher. love high end music, but my limited budget has taken me over the yrs. to 5k amp+ 1.5k preamp+ 300 cd+ 2.8K speakers+ 4k tt . so im close to 15k investment. I still considered modest by high end standards.

I retired two years ago at 63 from a career in accounting and commercial real estate finance. Did well and lived prudently. We’re well aware that we are also very lucky - good kids and good health. One of my retirement presents to myself was a new audio system so I spent $2k on a Powernode2 and PSB Imagine Bs, plus good cables. I’m quite pleased with it but lately I want more - more soundstage, more bass, more detail, just plain more (don’t know if I’ll get WAF, though).  I joined this forum to learn from all of you. Peace and be safe.

I am a photographer.

Lots of cool stuff.

How many are trustee kid?

We have young people in the 30's move into our neighborhood buy a house for $800,000 and put over $350,000 in the house before even moving in.  Then you ask what they do for a living and the math doesn't add up.  They often also have two cars in their garage worth over $150,000.  

What astounds me is a realtor has sent me well over 400 listings of homes listed in our area over the past 4 years.  I have yet to see even a pair of speakers sitting in a family room or living room.  Then you see their wide screen TV sitting on a $7,000 entertainment center with no speakers again.  I cannot believe how people are satisfied watching a move through the TV speakers.  This said, no matter why the stereo music industry is in trouble.  I have yet to see a TV add for Bowers & Wilkins, Paradigm, Sonas Faber or Kef,  Then you hear how poorly the speaker manufacturers are doing.  If this is the case, who buys stereo equipment these and where do they hide them if you don't see them when viewing a home for sale listing?