I can't recall a time when I wasn't enthralled by sound as much as the music itself. My first foray into mods was adding external speaker to my clock radio in around sixth grade. We were first in neighborhood with one of those large console combo tv, turntable, radio, big old Magnavox with 15" woofers. There was Lafayette audio outlet near home, drooled over all that 'exotica'. My first exposure to real high end was my best friend's Dynaco quad set up with Linn tt in mid 70's, many a stoner night with that setup! Took me many years to build a system to equal my aural memory of that system.
@russ69 I too remember throwing records as frisbees, yes I was a dope.