@nonoise, no white flag waving but happy to call a truce.
Life's too short and I am closer to the end than the beginning, so don't want to waste any more time being angry or bitter.
When people decide to contribute meaningfully, we sometimes realize that we have way more in common that we thought possible. I'll try the meaningful stuff more often from now.
I'm 64. Live in Sydney, Australia. Got into this hobby thanks to my dad. Also got into ELP thanks to him, along with Bluegrass and other genres. My interests are pretty broad and I can happily listen to anything if it is played and recorded well. Well, no opera, lol but pretty much everything else.
Purely digital sources now, FLAC ripped CDs on an Antipodes server/streamer and really enjoy both Tidal and Qobuz. All via Roon.
I listen to our local digital radio stations and lots of internet radio from the US of A as well.
All the best to you and everyone who reads this, sincerely.
Ian