I started buying used gear when I was 14, with money earned from singing in a choir. An older brother of a friend sold me his Yamaha receiver, Ohm 2-way bookshelves, and an odd belt-drive turntable with an orange felt mat for slip-cuing. I dj’d for parties with this bedroom setup to avoid dancing, having built a control station for a small portable lighting system. Didn’t turn a profit, as the money went right back into making it better. Had a Sherwood power amp from this era in a home office system until a few years ago, when my cat shorted it out puking on it after a nap . . . Maybe that’s why I never put the cover on my Rogue Atlas that currently drives my living room system!
YOUR AUDIOPHILE JOURNEY WHEN DID IT START AND HOW DID YOU GET TO YOUR DREAM SYSTEM?
I had to create this post so people can share how they got here. I started mines with a record player that my uncle gave me and Alexander O’Neal album. I would get jam boxes back in the day. Then at 30 I got a def tech system at best buy and now I 22 years later I have an all Infigo Audio system with Gato speakers and 2 Rel 212se subs. I’m happy as all get out with my sound. It is my dream system not because of what it costs it is because I’m in love with how it sounds. What’s your story.