I'm Mark Hubbard, 52, new to Audiogon. I'm a contracts administrator for an international media development organization. My wife, Sue, and I will have been married 18 years in May. Sue has always supported me in putting together the best stereo system our sometimes-limited budget would allow. The advent of CD in the early 80s spurred and renewed our interest in music, and we purchased an average of two carefully researched classical CDs a week for the better part of 14 years.
I've been out of the hobby for the past 8 years and only just recently returned. Audiogon has changed everything!
I wish I could get more of you guys interested in RECORDING. The field is going through an amazing renaissance at this time, with high-quality equipment finally within the reach of home recordists, often at a tiny fraction of the prices we are used to paying for playback equipment. If you're interested, one of the best resources I've found is http://homerecording.com/ If you try it, be sure to visit the BBS as well, where lively discussions on numerous recording topics are always in progress.
I didn't mean to turn this into a pitch -- it's just that I found a lot of great people on this thread who might be interested in creating part of what they listen to.
Thank you for taking the time to read about me, and for sharing about yourselves.
With kind regards,