How old are you?


No age is too young or too old. Just general curiosity about the average age of Audiogon members. 

I’ll start. I’m 39.


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I’m a 63 year old who started playing the piano at 6 and then the violin at 8. I switched to playing the stereo at 19 my first electronic device being a used Kenwood receiver and a pair of 3 way boxes set up in my dorm room. That was 1977.  Cassettes and 8 tracks, Star Wars and Jimmy Carter.  Life was …interesting.  
bobo2006, Welcome to the new Golden Age of audio. In the first one we had a lot of obvious stuff like better amps and speakers going on. In this one things are a lot more ephemeral, to the point it is hard to say or even sometimes understand what is going on.

In this one you can literally take all your old stuff and make it sound so much better than anyone back then could even dream of, and all by doing things hardly anyone back then could even imagine. Spring isolation platforms, little doo-dads called HFT, ECT and PHT, all kinds of wire and electric field control products, on and on.

Who ever would have dreamed you could significantly improve the sound by wiping a microscopic amount of goo around on a spade lug? Improve detail and presence with a tiny strip of tape? It is just nuts what we can do today, to the point Frank can sit in his trailer and hear music the envy of many cost no object systems and rooms.

You won’t be reading much about this in Stereophile. We are all over it here though! Welcome!
bobo2006 ...

  • "I have been studying this forum for the last 6 months and am blown away by the wealth of information available."

Welcome to A'gon. Hanging around this site, and participating in it, is far, far better than trying to glean honest information from the various audio magazines. Finding them to be a big waste of time, and an unneeded expense, I no longer subscribe to any of them. As a bonus, you can make some good friends here. 

Frank
Cool thread.  I am 63.  I've  been a 2 channel guy since high school. Never had much money in my youth so I had to scrape my equipment together.  I finally made some money in the 80's and was able to cobble up some really cool (to me) systems.  Always changing amps, preamps, speakers and cables searching for the best sound that I could afford.  I got absorbed in critical listening.  

At one point I started a speaker business.  Let me tell you, there is a lot more in the design and construction of good speakers than you may think.  Needless to say that business did not gain any traction, but wow was it fun!

In the late 90's I got out of 2 channel completely and went to what I refer to as background music.  Sonos is a wonderful thing for background music.  I am retired now and thinking about getting back into 2 channel.  I have been studying this forum for the last 6 months and am blown away by the wealth of information available.  Thanks to all the contributors!  The other thing I noticed is that a lot of the gear I once owned is still out there giving music lovers loyal service. 

Probably more than you wanted to know, but as you can see I am getting quite excited.

Bob-
54 or is it 45, I forget.
First record player was white and orange with a carry handle, first album my brother bought me was best of BTO (so far).
At 16, bought my first stereo system from a friend. A Realistic receiver, realistic tape deck, realistic equalizer and Mach One speakers for $500.00
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AGE 65, Born in 1955, Chicago. Got my infinity QA speakers, yahama receiver and turntable n the 70's.  
Oregonpapa, I havent posted in ages .
But to get away from watching the news I logged in.
82 and still listening that's wonderful. 
I'm 79 and recently made very costly upgrades.
Your post gives me hope
God Bless.
64. started the disease at age six with a cheap record player w speaker built in. probably cost $10. played elvis records. 
48. I got started while I was in high school. I worked at the mall and would always walk over to the stereo store and look at the equipment. Picked up my first Technics rack system there. From there I moved up the ladder to Bryston, B&W, Theta Digital, Krell, and Vandersteen. 
61 still skydiving (4 world records and 4 time national champion) still racing motorcycles ( I am a way better skydiver but love knee dragging for fun) and still playing hockey (yep a no check old man league and we play harder than we did in World Juniors)

age is BS just ask Biden lol!
41, although I suspect I have ears that are twenty years older since I spent too much time playing in bands in my youth...

Only got into audio in a serious way about 8 years ago, I have a long way to go!
68 ,Yes I'm an old hump ,who always loved music and stereo equipment....I have seen costs go out the window up to the moon ,forget that to Mars....
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^^^ Thanks, mahgister ... and a successful, happy new year to you too. 

Frank
Judging all your posts by your enthusiast, it is difficult to guess that an old dude speak...Anyway...

Your heart  has an upgrade  and get younger?  or is you heart already rightfully embedded on earth?

😉

Happy new year oregonpapa...
Frank - you're 1 of 6 who has responded that's over the age of 80. Updated numbers below. 

20-30: 3
30-40: 2
40-50: 18
50-60: 45
60-70: 91
70-80: 29
80-90: 5 +1 (Frank) = 6
I'm very thankful for my excellent hearing. I've been truly blessed.

I haven't read through the entire thread. I'm 82. Does that get me bragging rights?? 

Frank
...only needed one nap whilst reading this thread, so that would make me 74.  House parties with live music with extended family created the need for fidelity, especially timbre, realism to actual sounds.  Tossed out of school band as a drummer by Mr. Noise (yes) in Jr High created the rebel...in the pursuit of deals, tweaks, and arcane brands.  Resonance IS the enemy, but for the drivers.  Broadway and Boston theatre, Chuck Mangione live, mostly unamplified & Little Feat Waiting For Columbus the early highlight of live sounds.  Ray Charles highlight of Genius.  US Marine Band 2nd row center highlight for proper dynamics.  Traveling NYC Opera productions highlight of controlled vocals.  Portland (ME) Symphony Orchestra highlight of full roar orchestra.  Nearby Steinway Model D, small venue, highlight of solo piano goodness.  Dedicated studio DIY speakers, tube goodness and spot on DSP delivering joy-filled, audio dotage!  Onwards!  HNY and Best for 2021!, More Peace, Pin
There was a poster on Agon who I believe was 97 (stated he had learned electronics before WW2 and if memory serves did once list his age) and I saw him post as recently as July or so. Forget name but hopefully he still around and will check in here as he would blow the top off the age record on this thread as it currently stands
20 then BACK to 19, I lost a little toe.. Been stuck there for 45 years..:-)

If we were meant to count that high we would have that many fingers, thumbs, and toes.. Simple..

19...

I had one friend had 24 fingers, thumbs and toes, oldest guy I ever new..

Merry Christmas
Slbjbb:

if you weren’t old enough to go to Woodstock, you weren’t old enough to see Hendrix. Hendrix died shortly after. 
I was at the Hendrix New Years concert at the Fillmore. 
I was almost at Woodstock, but our VW van broke down on RT 97, about thirty Mike’s away. We could have walked. But we didn’t. 
62 and a half almost to the day. I've been blessed with good hearing and easier access to weed. 
I just turned 77. My main system consists of a sansui g9000 receiver; pioneer pl 518 turntable; pro-ject  tube box ds; Benz micro gold mc cartridge;2 mint dahlquist 20 speakers & an onkyo dx 7555 CD player. Joy!!!
I'm fit and skinny and just marked my 6th decade. I'm in better condition than most 20 somethings. Now I have Sonos all over the house. 
Discovered high end around 33. Started around 43. Am 50 now. Likely would have started as a youngster if a bit of spending headroom had allowed.