Does a taste for high end audio, also carry over into your other interests?

ebm, I admire the consistency of your additions to threads. 

Seeking the best is part of human history.  From the founding of countries for freedom, to medical advances and to most things..it seems to be part of what we as humans do..  We seem to try to learn and use that knowledge to improve what we feel could use improvement.  Audio, sports cars and many other consumer goods are known to be things people do many things for...including magazines ratings and reviewing those products.  From my audio, to my car (and my families cars), my homes and what I can do with my friends...improvement and growth..going forward has been a constant.  My parents improved their lives from their parents, I have from mine and do what I can to help my children have good, perhaps better lives than mine.  It is one of the best parts of being sentient.  And seeking what a person feels is the best out of audio and music is what this site is about.  Improving the lives of people I did not know when I was deeply into social programs in my former hometown was part of my personal quest. Audio components are for the reproduction of music, and what a cultural, gentle hobby to have and share.  I hope and assume you all have that cultural appreciation of music and you most likely share that appreciation. 

Of course, if none of this makes any sense, there are always PBJ sandwiches. 


 



          

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.....and what was your address again? 

 Many do not seem to know that health food can also be esoteric...or if you will, .high-end.  I am very happy to say that my family has eaten healthy, well and a bit esoteric for 4 generations now.  It was helpful that my Grandparents grew everything they ate and by that it was all organic and fresh.  In staying at their farm, usually what was for a meal had been harvested that day.  I wish I would have know then as a child what I do now about food...I would have thanked them for being who they were. 

One of the things they had which I miss were Black Raspberries. 

Black Raspberry vs. Blackberry: What’s the Difference? (healthline.com)

Thanks to all for your input.  There is/are some common life history and/or happenings that most of us likely share more than we may ever know.  

When I had my high-end furniture store, Stickley was one of our many brands.  We sold the best from Scandinavia (mainly Denmark), Italy and America.  Over the years the best thing I could do to maintain that stores success was to keep up with the changing tastes/wants of the "Boomers".  Early they wanted what was "leading edge...cool" hence some of the Danish from some of the best designers/architects....later as that generation aged, many started to want their home's interiors look like "old money"...be it fake or not....so it became more Henredon, Baker and the like.  I guess now if I were trying to keep with with the Boomers, I would own some chain mortuaries, and yes those will make a great deal of money as the "Boomers" die off.....hope their kids know how to take care of those "special pressings". 

The appreciation of aglets is quite limited.  Some I have known with a shoe fetish admired the well made aglet. 

cd318 

When I was a high school freshman, I read that John Kennedy was a fan of Ian Fleming.  Later when I had the funds, I bought every first edition British pressing (Cape) of the Bond novels (with original Dust Jackets) .  A few years later I sold them in TWSJ for several times what I paid for them.  Now nearly any one of them would sell for about what I sold the whole set for......did I mention what I sold the 67 silver Stingray with soft and hard top for.....  Makes me cry. ...but hey, it had nearly 12k miles on it, so it was just an old used car.

The early Corvettes started with kingpin steering, drum brakes, a straight six and questionable body style. By the time of the 56, the styling was cleaned up. The Stingray eventually had disc brakes and a much improved suspension. I lost my taste for Corvettes when I went from drag racing to road racing and started to enjoy cars that could corner. I did enjoy the 60 and 67 I owned. When I started racing at Road America, etc. I started to get my speed and handling fix on the race course and became less of a sports car for the road person.....but had some exceptions. Of sports cars, fancy watches, fancy mates and more, my audio love has been the most cost effective and reliable.

Miller, the 67 Stingray had all independent suspension and all disc brakes. But the series before the Stingray were crude with drums and a live axel. But even the best road cars I have ever driven, including Porsche and Ferrari, could not handle like the race cars I drove.

In any of you have not been to Road America...esp. if you live within driving distance, it is worth a visit. Each year on the 3rd weekend in July they have the Brian Redman’s Historic Races. It is eye candy in so many ways. There are a couple of people that are so rich they have a tractor/trailer with 6, or so, Ferrari’s in it, with an entire crew to maintain them. When my best friend and I used to go there every year, it was always fun to see the old rich guy with the multiple Ferraris and the young, pretty thing on his arm... and that young pretty thing was not his daughter.