Who R U?

My given name is Ross and Kabir is all of us whom i wish one day to know.
I'm a 54 year old married, grumpy plumber who spends way too much time for a non drinker to have his head in a toilet. I choose to work for a company rather than for myself because i have never had an employer i liked so why in the hell would i work for me. Yes, i could make a ton of $$$ but then i would not have the time to enjoy the music. Plumbing for yourself is 24/7.
Since 1974 I've been engaged in Sant Mat mysticism through the guidance of a mentor from India whom i've had the good fortune of spending time with over the last 34 years.
My journey as an audiophile has been as long as my journey as a stumbling mystic.
Listening pleasure revolves around 40s to 70s American jazz, Scandinavian ,European folk and jazz, world music and chamber music; don't forget my roots, rock. When it comes right down to it, I'm open to just about anything except... I think I'll stop there before i make any more enemies.
I listen through a Marantz SA11s2, passive pre., Rouge 150s, Galo Ref.3 system.
Thanks for your time and yes I struggle with writing and spelling which brings me asking this question, how do you access spell check when you are on this site?

I am an obnoxious reclusive Jewish mystic (read kabbalist), visual artist, and sort-of writer. I listen to about 8 hours of music a day. About 2 of those hours I REALLY concentrate on it. When I do that, its vinyl all the way on my Linn LP12.
Some favorites are Cecil Taylor, Arvo Part, JS Bach, Blind Lemon Jefferson, John Cage, John Coltrane, Morton Feldman, Francois Couperin, Orlando Gibbons, The Grateful Dead, Blind Willie Johnson, and Steve Reich.

I'm going to be 50 this year. I first became interested in good music when I got turned on to classic rock when I was in the 11th grade. Up to that point I listened to top 40, which looking back did have some great stuff that I still enjoy. But the Grateful Dead took sound reproduction very seriously and I suppose this rubbed off on me. But it wasn't until I was in the military in my early 20's and saw some great equipment in an on-base electronics store in Japan that I really became intrigued with stereo gear. I didn't have the money to buy anything at that time. When I got out in the mid 1980's I bought a Yamaha integrated amp, CD player, and Genesis Physics speakers. I was hooked. My first foray into high-end territory came in the early 1990's, with Magnepan 1.5qr speakers, Arcam Delta 290 integrated, and California Audio Labs delta/alpha transport and processor.

Overall, I credit being a Deadhead for getting me interested in the high end.

My name is Win, and I am a nineteen year-old trapped inside a fifty-eight year-old body. I build heavy turntables that I cannot possibly lift, and maybe I'll build one for myself one day. My wife is pretty cool...sometimes. ;)

50 Years Old Artist Punker Roadie Event Marketer Grandpa Father Husband World Traveler (3 million air miles and counting) Irish to the Core

Music Lover like my Whiskey: Passionate Vox Fuzzed Guitar and a Smokey Beat