@jundaku. “The biggest issue is that it’s a rich mans hobby and not to many of us young people can afford it.....”
I can assure you that when I was young in college and the years afterwards... it was a rich man’s hobby. I saw old guys go in and buy a top of the line Audio Research component costing what I made in six months. I scraped and saved and bought used equipment... lower end stuff. I read endlessly, trying to piece together my together for a next to nothing. My first non-school loan was for an amplifier.
So, while I can’t say getting older is fun. I truly enjoy being able to listen to a $22K component and pretty casually say, “sounds great, I’ll take one... could I hear the new preamp also.” Of course, this is in my home because my audio guy brings stuff to my house for me to audition. I can’t begin to tell you after fifty years of passionate pursuit, how great it feels to be one of those old rich guys. Work hard, dream, and one day you’ll be lucky enough to say the same.
