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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.
3chihuahuas
3chihuahuas OP
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Hififile, what do you think hifi stands for? I am currious to hear your side since you've been on both side of the playing field. Please share with us some of the industry's secrets, especially the onces that the marketing dept. have locked away deep in their top secret safe. Thanks..
ugin
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Hi Hififile, I would like to know what kind of profit margin like in selling "Hi-Fi". Cheers! Happy New Year!!!
blbloom
286 posts
 
1964, She Loves You, came out. I was ten years old and sat there with my record player and 45. I played that record over and over. Life hasn't been the same
axomoxa
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Grateful Dead productions about 2 years ago began to release live recordings that have been stored in an air conditioned state of the art vault in San Rafael, CA. Being a long time groover of the Grateful Dead and a collector of tapes this was significant to me. My old system, a Marantz receiver (that was my Dad's)an entry level Nakamichi cassette deck, and a pair of some Radioshack bookshelf speakers had finally worn out their welcome. I was in need of a new system which would get the most out of these release's that would become famously known as "Dick's Pick's" For those of you who don't know Dick Latvala was the archivist responsible for all of the recordings kept in the vault. Unfortunately Dick passed away about a year ago, but his spirit lives on in each and every release. Dick's Pick's volume 20 was just released this week. Most of the selections (known as "pick's" by vol#) are 3 cd's. GD productions sells direct at aprox 18.50 a pick. This blows away all the comercial labels. Each pick is lovingly choosen from amongst hundreds of live show's. Oh yea, back to why I got into this hobby. If you havn't guessed, it was to get the absolute most out of each and every release. I can say that I have done that. I could have a system with more bass and a CD player with HDCD. All picks since vol 13 or 14 are HDCD encoded. But this will be addressed down the road when I upgrade my CD player. If you have ever been interested in learning about the GD, check out the website www.dead.net. Click on the icon "Dick's Pick's" This is probably the only and the greatest collection of live concerts brought to distribution by in band in the history of the world. I urge you to investigate. Cheers
sgmlaw
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As a six year old, my father gave me an old broken down Philco radio for my bedroom. It sounded crummy, but played. After saving for months, I ran to the local electronics supply store and bought a fancy new "whizzer cone" speaker with a big fat magnet for (if I can still remember) $3.95. Tore the Philco apart, learned how to solder on it (with a little help from Dad), and upgraded the speaker. Cleaned the scratchy volume pot. Even put in new, thicker speaker wires from an old lamp (long before Ray Kimber was around). Ran a goofy looking wire antenna out the window and down the side of the house. Thought it was the cat's meow. Learned to enjoy music and the artistry of the human voice for the first time on that old box. Never turned back on the love of high fidelity audio, music, radio theory, and the value of thoughtful mods.
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