Audio as a hobby

I've always enjoyed telemark skiing until I too, sretched out the ACL in my right knee. Whitewater canoeing, pool, hiking, scuba diving, and photography all fill the gap when I'm not listening to music.

I have audio systems in just about every room in the house including my woodshop. Most of the time I listen passively. Don't get me wrong; I do the turn out the lights and listen seriously bit occasionally. But, for the most part I listen while cleaning the house, cooking, surfing the net, working on the car, etc. The great part about hifi though, is that occasional moment when your doing something else and all of a sudden you pop your head up and say "hey, I never heard that before", or "this version of the song sure does flow better". You Agon people know what I'm taking about: that moment of inspiration or musical nirvana. That's what audio is all about.

P.S. - I spent more on audio gear than I did on my new home!

P.S. I generally don't listen to my home system "passively." In other words, if there are any other distractions in the house or I'm cleaning up, cooking, etc., I don't bother listening. I only fire up the home system when I can dedicate my full attention to it. I listen to most of my music in the car because I have a 30 minute drive to work.

I'm with J1a
Cycling
Used to race in the good old days and I'm still good for about 7000 miles a year all in the warmer part of the year. In the winter XC skiing is nice too. I use to golf some.

It's good to have other hobbies because you quickly realize
that we audio folk are not any different than other hobbiests. A whole slew of jargon developes. The arcane discussions about titanium, hollow cranks, dimple flight patterns can compare with the best of what we do!

I remain,

Other than golf, my other hobby is also music. I sing in a couple professional choir groups (large and small chamber).

This is actually the most rewarding. It has brought me in contact with people like Dave Brubeck, The Kings Singers, and Peter Schickele (PDQ Bach and Schickele Mix on NPR).

We are performing for the third time with Dave Brubeck in Baltimore this coming March. We made a recording with Dave last year (not out yet).