members and their systems

@glupson  "I bought all of my audio equipment myself. It was not that expensive, unless you ask my friends"  I love it.

How many times has this happened to you: A friend comes over, you turn on the system to play beautiful sounds for them, and the first thing they ask, before even hearing the music - "Wow, how much did that cost?"

I'm a retired widower and I love my passions.  Quality live and recorded music and a great audio system to play the mountains of music I collated since high school is a pleasure that is worth it to me.  

I'm not rich.  I'm not poor.  I AM one darn happy listener.  

They short Game Stop. 

Happy Birthday millercarbon, whoever you are!

Does anyone remember the 80’s when great equipment was at a price anyone could afford. Adcom, Carver, Hafler could all be had at a reasonable price. I had a preamp from Spectro Acoustic with two Adcom amps running mono a Michell Focus One turntable with a Dynovector cartridge with a ruby stylus and JSE model 1’s. Wish I still had that system. 

You ask where I get the money.  This was it for me. Told my self nothing is too expensive. You just don't earn enough. The problem is always the dummy  in the mirror. Get as much education as possible.  Apply your self. Listen do not talk too much. Show up for work. Don't work for someone very long. Start a business. If it fails try again. Put your self in the way of money. Money is flowing all the time everywhere. Make a  mistake once. Twice your a dummy. If all else fails, marry up financially, win it, or inherit it. If these sugestions don't work  sing the song " just a giglio everywhere I go."    

Just a side comment about this forum. I read the funniest whittiest stuff every day. A lot of smart people here. This forum is just as much audio as it is life. It doesn't bother me people can rude and mean here. That's life. The world can be a cruel place. Get over it.