Retired 40 years young Financial Analyst and Investor. I just made the right decisions at the right times. |
Intellectual property lawyer in So. Calif. Budget system. |
Production Coordination for a Poultry processing plant. 29 years of age today. Home Theater is worth original retail @ just over $11,000. I like to party. |
46, Senior Software Engineer and Project Manager |
53, outside of the house I am a litigation attorney. At home I am butler, porter, handyman, and sometimes floor mat. |
57 year old attorney. 80K plus system. Took about 11 years to get to where it is today. More work to be done. |
Great thread idea, a 13 yr old thread is a beautiful thing! I'm 47, an electrician living outside of Vancouver Canada. My current 2 channel rig would retail for 11K, and the theater about 10K, thought I paid much less for both.
I restarted the 2 channel system in earnest with a used pair of speakers that go for 6K new, buying some bargain electronics to run them, big mistake. It took me a good while to sort that out with gear that had good synergy and I finally love those speakers. Thanks Parasound. |
The system is about 50 k now & growing. Love good: Rock / Blues & occasional Jazz & also time for some Clasical when in the mood. 5k Music library most cd/DVD/blue ray. Return to vinyl & getting this side of the collection sorted. As analogue as possible... |
45 year old educational software analyst and instructional designer. My current system retails about $12,000 (amp is second hand, so I paid about $9,000 for it all). Had a system that retailed for about $35,000 at one point but I just didn't enjoy music with it and started over. I've managed to find good synergy for reasonable cost right now and I plan to hold onto this system for awhile.
I've spent around $20,000 on media over the years (mostly vinyl and CDs but now adding high resolution downloads over CDs whenever possible). Probably close to that much in tickets and travel costs seeing live music over the years too.
Crap. I could have paid my house off by now if I didn't love this hobby so much. |
I think I know my user name and password thank you very much |
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I probably responded to this thread at some point in the past. Practiced copyright law in NYC for 33+ years, semi-retired from the partnership of a large firm a few years ago to do other things (non-lawyer) in the music/film/tech fields. I teach part-time at UT Law School and have been involved in the music industry for decades. Split time between Austin and New York. I have a pretty good system, never added up what it cost~ seems kind of pointless since the stuff doesn't appreciate in value, though I appreciate it more, now that I have the time to listen it. My interest over the last couple years has been to locate the best sonic examples of vinyl pressings I can of music I enjoy. The process has helped me put the hi-fi endeavor into perspective- focusing on the music rather than the gear. (Been playing with hi-fi gear in a serious way since the very early 70's and still love that part too- but it is a means to an end. I'm approaching 60 years, a good time of life to make such changes. |
Homeless bum, 79 in July. |
Well, being homeless has an advantage over many of us in that you don't have to worry about room acoustical issues! :^) |
Yup, my Walkman works just fine, I have to go dumpster diving for some new batteries though. |
Newly retired chemist, 61 in June, Homeless bum in training. Schubert, we need to get you a spot on late night TV. You are far more entertaining than the existing highly paid, hardly homeless, bums. |
No place for a believer . |
Hello,
I'm Mark and the opposite of most people here.
I'm just a delivery driver, and have no business having $25k
In a 2ch stereo system, plus tv/ room acoustics...
You'd think a 42 y.o would know better! Heh..
Noone ha$ a clue about my setup.. So much money and it doesn't tune radio stations or even have bal./ tone controls! |
I admire people like you Mark, true sacrifice for beauty.
Without you delivery drivers the audio industry would collapse! |
I'm just guessing that Rolling is not one of the fed ex or ups drivers we see on the news tossing boxes over fences etc. |
Beats me, they always come to my door ,ring the bell and are unfailing polite. |
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Musician, MCM Furniture/record store owner. 53 years old. 3k for vintage system. |
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Maintenance planner for laboratory equipment at a pharmaceutical company.
39 years old.
My system new price is about 20K euro. I payed less then half that (I hope). No kids steady girlfriend.
Political I lean towards the Social liberalism |
I am a mechanical engibeer . I changed that to dealing with high end audio for some years now. |
Recently retired 62 year old CPA boomersaurus |
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Im in jail looking for a wife when I get out...what your sister look like? |
Oh gosh...good one Dig! Thanks for the laugh. |
52, Head of IT, International Bank. |
Close to 2 years ago I wrote "53, outside of the house I am a litigation attorney. At home I am butler, porter, handyman, and sometimes floor mat."
UPDATE-
55, outside of the house, I am a litigation attorney. At home, I am the king of my castle.
Got rid of the albatross, and my system has never sounded so good! |
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Got rid of the albatross, and my system has never sounded so good! Albatross is a bird. I looked up bird and one definition is: “Chiefly British origin: girl“ Could it be, are they correct? |
How weird I was listening to a live, 45 minute, version of Pink Floyd's echoes from 1971 over the weekend speaking of albatrosses. Or would the plural simply be albatross? Hmmm..... |
Conference Room Technology Expert. 43 Years old. 10K system. Been into audio and electronics since I was 8. |
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I'm a 62 year old software engineer/consultant/business owner with a music audio system which was about $70k. |
Daytime: Software Engineer;
Other time: Vintage Audio repair, Running record store, Reselling estates,
System worth around $4k, record collection about $25k
Collect and re-sell records since early teens.
Play accordion, electric bass, string bass and love classical music, jazz and progressive rock.
Prior started with being salad boy at Tribeca Diner NYC,
than auto-mechanics, private servant-chauffeur.
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