This is really cool, seeing all the walks of life people come from. Music brings us all together, right? Or is it the expensive equipment? I keep forgetting. :) |
Computer Programmer, 34 - system retails for $23-24k; I have paid about 12k for what I am now using. |
I'll be 40 tomorrow. Yikes! I'm the Director of Sales, I've spent the last 18 years in the semiconductor industry. As for my main system, I'd guess and say it was worth around $40k or so. Jeff |
I'm 51 & publish a hotel/resort directory. Enjoyed music all of my life - play piano. When I was a kid, my dad had an old Zenith "hifi" and played classical records. I'm new to hi-end - my small system is $11K retail and cost about $6K thanks to audiogon. Happy listening. Joel |
I'm a Service Manager @ a General Motors dealership. I'm 46 and plan to retire (this life anyway) at 55. I'm then going to open up my own hi end audio store and live happily ever after. |
i'm a 30 year old lawyer. my sytem retails for about $29k. through good deals on demos (my cd player), new (my speakers and interconnects) and used equipment (my amps and speaker cables), my cost is about $15k. develop an ear for the stuff and shop carefully and paitently. |
I am a management consultant, age 38, $37k system. |
OH forgot to say my setup is about 20k retail new but I always buy used.And thats the seperate audio and A/V systems combined. |
42 yr. old MAILMAN for the US Post Office,21 years on the job.Been into audio for 20 years,first with DJ equipment then high end audio.Long live 2 channel high end. |
I am a 24 year old law student/lawclerk with a $15K system. Keep in mind, I know of a 23 year old who works at a high end audio store and has a system where the speakers alone (5 of them) run $13K msrp. Lets not forget that store owners and their employees usually have fantastic sounding systems. |
Eletronics technician for CNC equipment. 32yrs old. System is a mix but total about $25k. |
SO let's see... Demographically speaking, most wealthy people in the US are those that are 50 years or over, male, and that are either current or former small business owners or professionals that have been successful in their career. Under small busines owners, retail and construction are the most successful. In professional careers, lawyers and doctors are still the most likely to become weaslthy, followed by MBA types. Another category that is highly likely to become wealthy are sales people. There is research out on all of this stuff, mainly aimed at marketing types.
Of course, recently day-traders and dot-commers have been the new generation of instant suvccess, these are typically in their 20-ies or 30-ies, education is all over the map.
So my advise would be to get a law degree, an MBA and a medical doctorate, after which you should start day trading, while starting a .com which sells something related to medical, financial and legal services on a commission basis in the retail arena. You will then sell that company when it is successful, and next build the sound system of your dreams. ;)
Niels. |
IAm a professional race car driver 40yrs old , do things only one way ,EXTREME. stereo or speed my two loves not counting my wife and 3 children. |
National Account Manager- construction information company; 35 yrs old. |
I am 45 years old, an electrical engineer and sell electronic test and measurement equipment for the worlds 2nd largest test and measurement equipment manufacturer. |
I am a Building Inspector and I am 48. |
Sorry, that would be " crossing guard" |
Crossig guard. System retails about $190 K. Don't ask me anything else. |
Those are big sacrifices to have only a 80K system- no kids, and you have to work hard? I would think that if one can get a degree from a "top school", it would only take a few months...or a year at most to get a system like that! |
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To Felthove: How to get an $80K system? Marry some one who is as nuts about music and sound as you are. Someone who has similiar career prospects (Technical undergrads and MBA's from a top school). Stay together,don't have kids and work hard from high school (30 years). |
Yeh, Tireguy, but what about your system? And shouldn't your handle be "TiredGuy"??? |
I am a mild mannered reporter.
Thanks,
Clark |
Well I guess I am up, I work in the adult entertainment business(I think you know what I am talking about). I get paid per film so my income depends on how hard(heh heh) I work. |
I am a credit risk manager for several credit card portfolios. I am 37. I am closing fast on a $70k system; but have learned a lot over the last 15 years I have been in the hobby. When I started, I was giving all my friends all the great deals as I upgraded my system. Now, I have Audiogon and pretty much refruse to pay retail. But, I read a lot about the systems and have a pretty good idea what I want. If I was starting out new and buying used, I think you could shop around, get good deals on equipment, and later on sell it at a minimal loss. That is definitely the way to experiment your way into a killer system. Oh, my last bit of advice is get a spouse that is either into the hobby or won't mind it. My first wife never got into it. My wife now is EXTREMELY tollerant! |
Retired actuary, 51. Retired residential landlord also(lots units). Two systems, cost me about $35,000. New about $75,000. Being old ain't so bad. Being almost old's mayby even better.
Bill E. |
Iam a IN-HOUSE dental tech. Been going on for 21 yrs now and still love what i do. Iam 39 now and been involved in this hobby for 12yrs.
steve |
DVD manufacturing engineer, author. Five-Ohmygod! |
I'm a 20 year old entrepreneur/college student. i currently am in my 2nd year at California State University, Long Beach which i attend full time, and i also started a business with 3 friends (Pacific Coast Acquisitions, LLC.) in which we purchase properties that are in foreclosure, do a little handy work on them and then sell them on the market for the going rate. right now we're in the middle of our second year and we have 13 properties in our possession and growing. my system is only worth a piddly $7-10k, but i only paid around $5000 for it. its in the virtual systems under my moniker if you're interested in checking it out. |
As long as you don't ask what our political affiliation is then we'll all get along just fine. :) I'm an out-of-college-engineering-student who had to go to work to support my audio addiction. Two systems, audio and home theater, combined 30K and rising fast. |
