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@pindac +1  Excellent counterpoint!

It is these early life experiences, these musical encounters set the seed, to seek out the continuance for enjoying musical encounters.

An Audio System inevitably is a tool to support this endeavor.

Being Obsessional without knowing, this interest took on different intensities and guises across a decade or so, but after seeing how insulated and fixated a mindset can become, especially for the endless search for a stimulation, I got out.

These are the assets that when utilised, successfully produce a Lonely Place.

I fortunately have found an exit, that still remains and is totally in control.  

I chose to participate as a Social Individual, that has successfully extended in all areas of my activities around HiFi. Very rarely do I make time to listen to any music as a Sole Listener, I now treat all occasions, as if they were from the earliest years of being introduced to a musical encounter, the time set aside is always intended to be shared with another person/persons, just a group of friends did back in the day. 

If my wife busies herself during a time made to share some of music collection, I am happy to continue 'pooing around' and this might become a little bit of being a Sole Listener (somebody has to carry the burden of worrying about the Stylus), or a sneaky A/B comparison might be snatched.

Through doing big Social Events in HiFi I occasionally get a chance to meet a type of individual that has gone down the Rabbit Hole of their ideals are the Goal for all to be aspired to. It is without doubt in their heart, if not in their words.

The noticeable lack of a broad focus on offer and noticeable self-serving interest being radiated is for me a repellant.

I can't remain in dialogue with such a personality showing such traits, it is not healthy for either Party to encourage the encounter to be prolonged. I make my excuses and move on fast. 

When one is laying in a sick bed needing help, the HiFi System, nor one's endlessy acquired knowledge of all things HiFi are going to make soup and bring it with a care for one's welfare. The individuals who do take up the mantle and do bring soup and show care, are very likely hurting inside somewhere, about how another's' obsession with HiFi has deprived them of a wanted experience or even just a valued consideration. 

It is a real sad moment to share a very short period of time with an individual who has allowed a Hobby to become extremely salient, to the point the individual has lost their Power and are succumbed to being controlled.   

The really good news is HiFi is enjoyable, even really enjoyable, and can be a very attractive social activity, if that is where one would like it to stop. 

Actually, @pindac , I have been housebound for a long time now. CLL wrecks one's immunity at the best of times, but when you add in a bone marrow transplant and a pandemic, I have to be very careful. My hi-fi is bringing me soup and sanity, and without it all I'd have would be these forums and I'd have given up the ghost a long time ago if such a toxic brew was all I had!

It gives me hope and pleasure both. Two tonearms arrived this morning, and now I shall enjoy the anticipation while I wait for the two tonearm pods to be machined. Maybe by Christmas I shall have four cartridges on the go at once. Sadly, none will be a DaVa, but we make do with what we have.

Dear @mijostyn  : There is no perfect tonearm and always exist trade-offs but no LT tonearm I owned or listened in a well know system can't even the kind /rigthness of bass range that has a pivoted (non-unipivot design. ) tonearm and it's rigth there where the foundation of MUSIC belongs/lives in a home system: as better the bass mangement of a room/system as better the overall quality performance reproduction levels of that room/system.

I could think that Mike is aware of it as other gentlemans too.

R.

@dogberry Your present health condition has had quite an impact on your lifestyle. I do hope there is an improvement through available treatments that will reduce the impaction of the present condition and enable you to take on a little more out of the house time.

It is not difficult to imagine how having a means to communicate about a Hobby is quite valuable to you, in this context, the impression is that the participated in activity is well grounded and has value. It is satisfying that I am one who has responded to your posts and hopefully offered something to be of interest for you.

In the not too distant past a friend had a very invasive surgery and quite a long convalescence. They lived approx' 100miles from my home and I shared time on the Phone regularly and visited them on quite a few occasions, which evolved from general chat, to being able to play Mum on their HiFi System to enable them to talk HiFi and experience their music.

Another friend who I met initially through HiFi, who lives a similar distance in another direction and is well into their retirement years has had their own health scares and needed invasive treatments, this situation when presented has been no different. I have spent many hours in conversation on the phone and have been with this person when arrangements to meet were agreed.

Only tonight I have been attempting to arrange a date to visit my retired friend. 

I know my willingness to participate socially has been beneficial to others, and not only restricted to the individuals who are pleased of the Company during a difficult time.

@dogberry I do not know how careful you have to be with Visitors, but I can assure you with what I know now, I would not hesitate to offer a visit to share a time with you if I could visit in a reasonable Journey time. I'm sure it would be a very nice encounter, and would be followed by the usual, where a friendship blossoms.

 It is easy to Tap a Keyboard and create a Persona that is intended to make an individual seem more than they actually are. I avoid this and share experiences encountered to the best I recollect them. Some recollections are supported by emails produced between individuals shortly after the experience, and more recently a New Group Member records notes of all subjective evaluations and presents them as a type of minutes to the attendees.

Staying as close to a recollection of an experience as possible, is where I am believing the best info' is to be discovered, when reporting on Musical and HiFi encounters.

For me, making the time to talk to or to spend with other's, that are like-minded in a particular enthusiasm is not too big a deal. I Walk the Walk on this one.