Who R U?

This is a good topic and the thread is progressing very nicely. I'm 36, tall, dark and handsome ( HA HA HA ), born and raised in the Chicago area, never been married ( but that may change soon ) and am self employed. I own a radio communications based business ( amateur, CB, scanners, etc) and am an RF Technician by trade. Besides running my business, i also do design consultation for over a half dozen manufacturers of RF equipment. I have done professional sound reinforcement and custom installations for a living in the past and continue to do so when time permits. I grew up with "hi-fi" as my Father has always been an avid audio enthusiast. My younger brother has also "caught the bug" and is working on a pretty ambitious quad-amped system with my help. The bad part of having a family of "audiophiles" is the debates about who's system is best : ) On the side, i like to build "electronic projects" that vary anywhere from very high powered RF amplifiers to large speaker arrays. Taking existing designs and modifying them is also fun, but not quite as rewarding as doing your own from scratch. Sean >

Snook2, how people appear in print and via the net are sometimes VERY different than how they are in person. Many people take advantage of either being completely anonymous or others not knowing them in person to produce an alter ego or portray themselves as something they really aren't but would hope to be. Having said that, all you have to do is attend an audio convention to see what most audiophiles "look like". Most are middle aged men that wear glasses / contacts and could stand to loose a few pounds. I know that this is a very vague generalization at best, but at least most of these guys bathe on a regular basis. Now if you want to see "REAL" geeks, go to a large ham radio convention. You'll get to see some of the strangest creatures on the planet that rarely venture outside of their own house. They live their lives via the airwaves and are many times complete outcasts from society. Since they don't do a lot of "face to face" communicating, they see little need to bathe or learn how to match clothes appropriately. The funny part is that i enjoy both hobbies and bear NO resemblance to what anybody would think of as being a typical audiophile or radio nut. Most people that look at me would think i'm closer to being a criminal or a thug : ) Sean >