What a great question. I now have a much better understanding of my audiophile cohorts. 75, retired at 70. 25 yrs in scientific instrument mfg. Wound down with 10 yrs working in R&D unit of an old line US company. Always in operations and mgt. I have been hocked on audio, since the night my dad hooked up his old crystal set and put the headphones on me. It was magic and it never went away. My dad had worked in radio before WWll- think I caught the bug from him. When a was a teenager I built Heathkits and Eico stuff. Built my own less than perfect speakers and never had enough money to do any better. It didn’t matter. I wanted to hear the music. I have to say, that as much as I would love to spend 100k for a system, I just can’t see it. Every time I look thru the Stereophile recommenced equipment issue I am blown out the water. It’s crazy. But regardless of the prices it is so cool to see such an amazing supply of beautifully designed and built audio gear. It thought my hobby was going to just rust away. Man I’m glad I was wrong. As someone who has been around for awhile, spend your money the way you want, enjoy audio. But, leave enough in the bank for dog food
What do/did you do for a living?
With the increasingly high priced items people own and are selling, I'm curious about the line of work people do or have done. I thought my $5k integrated was a massive investment, but seeing users searching for $100k speakers or $75k SET amplifiers has me curious about the varying lines of work people do to afford these items.