What Is This Hobby?

I frequently see in this forum references to "this hobby" and I'm always a little confused by the phrase. What exactly is this hobby?

onhwy6107-23-2010 7:03pm

cyclonicman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 693 posts 07-24-2010 at 05:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hobbyists are usually building or collecting things. I don't think too many of us are building our own gear, but we have probably collected a great deal of electronics over the years. It seems like "the Hobby" is another way to sum up the Quest for the absolute sound. The path to the Quest is summed up well by Avguy and eventually one comes to the same conclusion as Mike_in_md.
cyclonicman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 693 posts 07-24-2010 at 01:05pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I didn't think that "this" or "our" was in question but rather hobby? I think Onhwy61 makes a very strong point about Audiogon forum's. The forum's bring enthusiast's together and without intent, it promotes the hobby and makes us all feel good about this/our/your hobby. Let's face it, without Audiogon, if you don't have anyone to share "this/our/your Hobby" with, it can be a bit lonely and not as much fun.