In the late 70s I was shopping at Pacific stereo (I think that was the name) looking for a TT. I met a man and his wife that introduced me to the hi end equipment and some hi end dealers. To make a long story short this man put togeather a modest system for me. He went out of his way to make sure that I got the best I could for the money. He even gave me his Dynaco pre amp. He told me that when I start to update that I should give the pre amp to someone else who is starting out and not to sell it. I will never forget this mans kindness and generosity. He helped make my world a bit better and not just the world of audio. I see a bit of him in many of Audiogons members.
How did U get into this expensive hobby?
So I was up last night listening to my system and thought to myself, when am I going to be 100% satisfy with my set up. Just for once I like to listen without thinking well maybe if I can add this or remove that I can improve on this or that area. A mist all that I thought how did I ever got into this hobby any way? Well, the nightmare began for me when I was working in my college university's periodical section. We had over 3000+ magazines on file. The first stereo magz I ever picked up was the AUDIO annual price list which was about 300 or so pages of all major audio mfg. and models..also known as the audio bible; what ever happened to Audio magazine anyway? I remembered being so intrigued by so many brands that I have never heard of before and how the workmanship and industrial design seemed so much far superior than the average Kenwood and Pioneer back then (no offense to Kenwood and Pioneer owners). This was 10 years ago and I started by scraping every pennies I had to purchase my first NAD integrated amp. Although 10 years have passed, I am still scraping for money to own something new every now and then, but this time instead of pennies, it's dimes a nickels since my tasted have upgrade with my salery. It'd be interesting to hear how some of you fellow audigoners got started in this hobby. Upon adding to this thread, you'll find that you'll get a little grin on your face after spilling your guts out on how you began on this deep pocket journey and how far you have come. Happy Holidays guys and gals.