I can't believe I've been a member of Audiogon for over two years and have yet to post my bio. It guess it's never too late.
I'm married with 9-year-old boy/girl twins. My hobby outside of audio is coaching my son and daughter's basketball teams. My kids are growing up way to fast for me. I am an entrepreneur at heart. I own a special event company, Team Play Events, (www.teamplayevents.com) where we do large scale corporate events (up to 5,000 people). I also own a children's summer camp for children on a 30 acre facility in Agoura, CA. (www.campkeystone.com) Most recently, we have just started a catering company called Great Grills.
I grew up and still live in Los Angeles and it was the last big earthquake in Los Angeles that got me into this hobby. Our house was severely damaged and part of the insurance claim included some money to replace our old RSL speakers. I stopped into a high-end audio store, Acoustic Image, to be mesmerized by the glow of the tubes. I remember feeling very intimidated at the time, but the great folks at the store, Elliot and Kevin, showed me around. Kevin had enough sense not to take me into their room with the Sound Labs, but instead introduced me to Meadowlark Kestrels. Loved them, bought them and now I'm hooked on the hobby. At first it was all CD's, then Kevin encouraged me to audition a Rega turntable. Love it, bought it and now I'm hooked on vinyl. I remember were distinctly putting on my old Bonnie Raite album, Sweet Forgiveness, and being blown away with the Rega/Kestrel combination. That afternoon with the Rega I was able to play some of my great old blues albums from Sonny Terry, Junior Wells, Sonny Boy Williamson and the Yardbirds. Great stuff that I had since college.
Needless to say, the Rega/Kestrel combination has evolved. My current setup includes a Well-Tempered Super/CAT Ultimate/Gamut200/Offrande with several great tweaks including Ultimate HDL's and the now famous Porter Ports. At this point, there's no end in sight in collecting vinyl and upgrades. My next upgrade is a dedicated music room at our house.
