What made you select "audio" as your hobby

ask not for whom the JBL Everest calls
it calls for thee

Sounds nice and is very cool.

it selected me

My classsical cd collection is drawing me to go Farther, wider, deeper , 
Mods/upgardes glaore, Read my posts, ck out my YT vids. 
I'm approcahing the Everest peaks,, leaving another base camp with each upgrade, modification/addition.
Schnittke, Pettersson, Ravel, Carter, Henze, to name a  few which makes me spend $$$$$$,,with no remorse.
Straeming? HA!, No way,, , Most of my classical cds are not streamed, and my tube cd sounds wayyyy superior to digital streaming.

I became involved with this hobby through my grandfather and uncle. I have a cherished photo of grandad standing nest to his stereo cabinet he built himself containing the Lafayette integrated he also built. Taken in about 1965/66 in Eureka Kansas pop. 2,000 no audio stores for miles. He had an AR turntable with an Empire cart. and Electro-voice Baron speakers. I listened to this combo a lot as a kid. I bought the Yamaha NS 1000M new in 1978 at the age of 19. I still own them and am in the process of refinishing the cabinets. (added new KLE 5 way binding post last night) They saw a few too many parties in their early years.  They still sound fantastic especially now that I have way better electronics than my cheapo Kenwood receiver I bought with them at the time. I bought a stereo a full two years before I bought my first car. It took me that long to pay for it. I spent $1,600.00 in 1978.