Well one day long long ago...well not that long ago. when i was 15 I walked into costco saw some big klh floorstanders for 80 bucks each and right then i knew i had to have them..a few days later hooked up to my 15 wpc aiwa mini system. the disease started. I had never heard such sweet sounding music before...next was my 99 dollar klh sub. Then came my teac recever and cdp for a total of 250 dollar all from costco *the heart of hi fi*..I knew i coul do better so i got some heavy duty monster cable and a pair of 85 dollar Clarity Wires ic's. Next came the 700 dollar JBL's..LOVE THEM..And here i am, The sansui au-517 i was using to power them has scince had some problems so its back to the teac..And now i am 16 and have my eye on A new amp,a nad c370 or jolda 1501?... I have been doing it for 1 year and have gained Sooo much knowledge about this stuff...too bad i dont learn like that in school. I currently have around 1500 in my system it just keeps going up.Who knows where i will be in ten years..? :-D i hope i get a good job! Great thread also.
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.