Am I right for this forum?

@snilf ....if you've still doubts about self and your 'audio bent' (ignoring 'phile' and the connotations of such)....

You Belong.  The fact that you've not only faced some slings 'n shots and hung in is one characteristic needed here.....

#2: You personally, and with the family, Play Music IRL.  Light years ahead of many here....mho.
I don't sadly....don't have the muscle memory for the art....

@mapman ....OK, 'Wiz....since you've got your wand in hand, I'll take a Lotto win...pulease..... ;)

SOTA = What many of us can't rationalize...BUT it drags up the mid$ stuff in the long haul in my 50ish years (Class of '69: The only year worth a snicker....*L*)

I miss MCarbon to some degree; others that have left for 'other venues' or just the raw end of time.....as well.  One can only hope that some do as well....

OP, I'd understand if some consider yours unruly as a troll-ish sort....

...it's the 'why and/or what for' that may confuse....

Don't forget to return, J ;)

I was warned to leave this forum from the beginning. Hung around, learned, argued, tried to separate the wheat from the chaff. Developed a system for around 25,000 mostly used. Am very happy with it and the Sq. Now if I could get my wife on board.  Main gripe here is sometimes inclusion of politics

@snilf 

Being on Agon is more than talking about equipment. I generally spend more time on the music threads than the equipment threads. Jazz, classic rock and classical music are 99% of what I listen to.  Poke around, there’s a lot of diversity. Have some fun! 
 

All the best.

@snilf, to me, being an audiophile is your state of mind. It isn’t a currency threshold of your system. Interest in audio gear and seeking of related information is what drew everybody to this site so if you’re here then you belong.

Of course there are a lot of different forums to get information. When I resurrected my system in 2019 after a 15 year hiatus, I started a Facebook private hifi group to get information about gear and music. It has slowly grown to over 800 members. One of the unforeseen benefits to me has been the friendships I’ve developed with some of the people that have joined the group and YouTubers that I’ve shared their content on the group, also manufacturers and distributors.

You also have another positive thing going for you which is being a musician. Isn’t it great to not only appreciate the music and the gear but also be able to create music?! Once again, resurrecting my rig lead me to resurrecting my long lost love of playing the drums! I hadn’t played for 40 years! Another long story I won’t get into here.

The bottom line for me is: life is short, stretch to do everything your mind endeavors and enjoy the journey!

This philosophy has yielded enjoyable results for me. My main system is at a level that’s definitely high end. The 2nd system is vintage, except when I use my DAC/streamer in it. The vintage rig may be worth 1k or so. However, I enjoy and look forward to listening to it as much as the main rig.

I’m also making music again. I discovered that making music with other musicians is a passion that slightly exceeds my love of listening to my systems.

The Facebook group I created is named: HiFi and music media releases. Everyone is welcome to join, post and contribute information.

@snilf 

I'll do my best to save you the labor pains, and just give you the baby.

"Yes!"

Just because you don't own a turntable that appears to be robust enough to have machined WW2 bomber parts doesn't mean you can be a contributor. 

My daily search for intelligent life on this planet often begins (and, ends) on this forum.  I am rarely disappointed. I'm  honored, and humbled when I am allowed to post something here and not have it taken down due to its absolute obscurity and lack of relevance to anything. 

Now...about that dedicated/attached power cord on the NAD 7600 ....