I started in the late 60's, or "the golden age & birth of high end stereo". My father was an electrical engineer in L.A. and I was in High School. Both of us frequented what were then Stereo Shops. I was enamored with meters, buttons, lights and size often neglecting sound. I remember one of dads systems; ar 3a speakers, H&K citation amp&pre, dual table w/shure cartridge. A great sound in it's day. I loved hifi so much I went to work for various hifi stores in the L.A. area. To my suprise hifi was about selling, and money, and NOT about loving hifi and music. My dad and I opened our own very successfull hifi stores in Las Vegas & Phoenix. I began falling out of love with hifi, because it became labor and marketing.(we were the largest Bose & Klipsch dealers in the western U.S). The fact was, I began to hate hifi and what it stood for. We sold the stores and began making a hifi product which I still manufacture and sell today(Gruvglide). The message here is that there is a "BIG DIFFERENCE" in marketing & the business of hifi, and the love of hifi and music! I love to read the often sound advice from the likes of Garfish, Carl eber, redkiwi and others. I've gone full circle and now I'm back enjoying hifi again!
How did U get into this expensive hobby?
So I was up last night listening to my system and thought to myself, when am I going to be 100% satisfy with my set up. Just for once I like to listen without thinking well maybe if I can add this or remove that I can improve on this or that area. A mist all that I thought how did I ever got into this hobby any way? Well, the nightmare began for me when I was working in my college university's periodical section. We had over 3000+ magazines on file. The first stereo magz I ever picked up was the AUDIO annual price list which was about 300 or so pages of all major audio mfg. and models..also known as the audio bible; what ever happened to Audio magazine anyway? I remembered being so intrigued by so many brands that I have never heard of before and how the workmanship and industrial design seemed so much far superior than the average Kenwood and Pioneer back then (no offense to Kenwood and Pioneer owners). This was 10 years ago and I started by scraping every pennies I had to purchase my first NAD integrated amp. Although 10 years have passed, I am still scraping for money to own something new every now and then, but this time instead of pennies, it's dimes a nickels since my tasted have upgrade with my salery. It'd be interesting to hear how some of you fellow audigoners got started in this hobby. Upon adding to this thread, you'll find that you'll get a little grin on your face after spilling your guts out on how you began on this deep pocket journey and how far you have come. Happy Holidays guys and gals.
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