My experience has also included others on the "way up" in their audio journey. Even helped my Mom get an old KLH compact system which she used for the balance of her life. Even with the very high end system I had for my use, I was always impressed with how good the old KLH compact was. The FM on it, with an outdoor directional FM antenna I set up, was very good and never had a drift problem. Through the years I have had some exposure to the early KLH compacts and all sounded "worth listening to".
When suggesting audio components for friends and relatives...
This is a bit of "thinking out loud". I believe I have been lucky as what I have helped friends and relatives with in buying higher end and even simple components has worked out very well.
With some it was a simple system as in a Nakamichi SoundSpace 5 or the like, and with some it was Magnepans, Martin-Logans, Audio Research...and others.
The question is have you had good success kindly helping others? Have there been any regrets or negative situations? About the only slight downside was after selling a former high end system of mine to my best friend, he died from cancer and his wife replaced some of the items with BestBuy "stuff" and I could never understand as to why.
With some it was a simple system as in a Nakamichi SoundSpace 5 or the like, and with some it was Magnepans, Martin-Logans, Audio Research...and others.
The question is have you had good success kindly helping others? Have there been any regrets or negative situations? About the only slight downside was after selling a former high end system of mine to my best friend, he died from cancer and his wife replaced some of the items with BestBuy "stuff" and I could never understand as to why.
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facten1, I understand what you mean/feel. I had a successful business for many years and paid employees well with super benefits, and really enjoyed giving back to the community. One Thanksgiving I provided a traditional meal for 50 homeless people and helped serve it. The person I was dating at the time came with me and seemed to be in a hurry to leave. I was lucky enough to have success and rather than spend money on me, I tried to be a good employer and citizen of my community. I was awarded a few awards and one was Community Citizen of the Year for the city I lived in. I never hung that, or any other, award in my office or home. What I did that caused people to give me awards was more rewarding than any thing to hang on the wall. |