I am also retired, but do not listen to my systems in my free time as much as the previous posters. I have to break my time down into summer (April through October) and winter (November through March).
In the summer months we like to travel to the National Parks and being an avid photographer, I like to document the parks in photos. We typically spend a week in each Park and try to hike as many trails as possible. We also spend much of the summer months in the NY State Parks, particularly the Adirondacks, camping, hiking and kayaking. When not traveling, we like to bike the local trails. So in the summer months I probably spend about 10% of my free time listening to one of my systems.
In the winter months, I have more time for music but I still spend considerable time with my photography. I also try to get caught up with my woodworking projects and model railroading projects in the winter. So I probably spend about 30% of my free time listening to music in the winter months.
The system that I do most of my serious listening consists of:
KEF 104/2 speakers
Acurus A200 amp
Emotiva XDA-2 which I use as both a preamp and DAC
All of my music I stream wirelessly from CDs ripped lossless on my Mac to an Airport Express or Apple TV in this system. I use my iPhone or iPad as a remote to control my music selections.
Music genre: smooth jazz, pop, country, classic rock
In the summer months we like to travel to the National Parks and being an avid photographer, I like to document the parks in photos. We typically spend a week in each Park and try to hike as many trails as possible. We also spend much of the summer months in the NY State Parks, particularly the Adirondacks, camping, hiking and kayaking. When not traveling, we like to bike the local trails. So in the summer months I probably spend about 10% of my free time listening to one of my systems.
In the winter months, I have more time for music but I still spend considerable time with my photography. I also try to get caught up with my woodworking projects and model railroading projects in the winter. So I probably spend about 30% of my free time listening to music in the winter months.
The system that I do most of my serious listening consists of:
KEF 104/2 speakers
Acurus A200 amp
Emotiva XDA-2 which I use as both a preamp and DAC
All of my music I stream wirelessly from CDs ripped lossless on my Mac to an Airport Express or Apple TV in this system. I use my iPhone or iPad as a remote to control my music selections.
Music genre: smooth jazz, pop, country, classic rock