Has Your Hobby Changed?

I will never understand how anyone could consider this stuff a "hobby".

@secretguy: Ya beat me to it ;-) It may just be a case of semantics.

secretguy

I will never understand how anyone could consider this stuff a "hobby".

What would you call it, @secretguy ?

For me, audio is part of a way of life, part of a music lifestyle.

moonwatcher, re:

 After I add about $5K in new speakers, a streamer and a DAC, and a 2M Blue cartridge, I’ll be done and ready to just enjoy the music. Yeah, I’m sure there is better sound out there, but can my 65-year-old ears really hear it? Not sure. I still love knowing what great gear is out there and what people get out of it.

I'm with you. I guard my hearing like crazy, but think about how much to invest since I too have 65-year-old ears. I can hear up to 12KHZ well, and I hope that holds. I know someone who helped assemble a million dollar system for an 80 year old man. He says the guy's philosophy is he can't take the $$ with him, and though he can only hear to 8KHZ, it is a glorious 8KHZ!

My system is also modest, like yours, but sounds pretty darn good to me. Of course, I would have a much grander system if I won the lotto jackpot! It really is fun to see what other people are doing with their systems, though frustrating because I would love to listen to them in person. 

The biggest improvement I made several years ago was to switch to ROON for streaming. I have discovered so much more new music and so many artists that I never would have found without it. I can't recommend it enough. Every time i listen it's like a treasure hunt, exploring new music. I get lost in it for hours.

Cheers

Much the same here too. I have converted from analog to digital over the years, mostly for convenience. My Oracle turntable has been replaced by an Apple Airport Express streaming lossless, and I love it. The DAC's are so much better than the ones from the 80's. I find I'm listening to the music now and not the equipment IYKWIM. Loving my system!