The Wilt Chamberlain of Audio Gear

My name is Lou and I’m an audio whore

The first step is admitting you have the addiction! 

It is one reason that I do not subscribe to nostalgia audio, as it misses out on all the newer, and imo better developments.

Yeah, but that gets expensive too!

It’s fun being an audio Hooker.

I prefer to think of myself as a high end escort of audio more than a hooker or a ’ho

You guys are cracking me up!

If it wasn’t for you guys and gals here on Agon constantly revolving, upgrading, restoring and bringing your thoughts and experiences here with and about gear, I would have never learned so much as I have in these few short years.

I came here as a home theater head and there is nothing wrong with that but well let me just say I’m finally in the process of buying myself a true piece of audio gear. A Clayton S40 amplifier with the upgrade package of 50 watts of pure class A, albeit used, to save some coin. And I couldn’t have done it without you guys sharing and taking the time to teach.

And it is damn refreshing too that this thread has none of the infighting that sometimes goes on here, just great grown folks humor! Great thread Lou!

Hey Lou, I bet you never thought you'd be selling audio gear on the inter either?
I guess that makes us audio ho's too!

I’m just one year into this hobby, and that is what I consider it, for me.  I am looking at it as, “What is missing in my life that I am trying to find by ‘getting lost in the music’?”  I had just lost a love relationship and was looking to find something pleasing to focus on. I looked at my 30+ year old stereo system and, having read of the delights awaiting in high-end audio, I thought that was the ticket. 

While I enjoy reading of the exploits of audiophiles, I know that nothing replaces something important that was lost.  I look at it like the guys that are really into cars, and they get into the parts swapping and the tweaks and the new paint or interior, and I just want a reliable car that is comfortable, has a decent stereo and reliably gets me where I want to go. That’s it.  

With audio, I have a bit of craving — would like to explore the vaunted “tube sound”, but I know that a big limitation is my listening space and what I can do with it.  I’m older and done with moving, so it is what it is.  Now, I make my peace within what I can do, that it fit in my budget, and that I explore and enjoy other things worth enjoying.  And read of the exploits here who “go down the rabbit hole” more than I ever will. 

Lou I like your honesty!  And I'm right there with you.

I may be more of an slut though cause I'm not getting paid for my services...

Look you guys are getting the metaphor wrong. You are not sluts and you are not whores. You are Johns. You remain the same while the gear changes. You are the customer; you are the john.