Who R U?


A while back Garfish mentioned he lked the idea of getting to know some of us better.As no one has started a thread like this before I will take the plunge.I have been involved in and read many heated exchanges here in AudioGon.I hope no one attacks me for this thread saying "who cares about you,this is audio" Anyway,Im 45 and live in W.N.Y.I have never been married but have a music loving 11 year old daughter who lives with me.I have been a nurse for 20 years.Before that I was a Navy Corpsman for several years.I recently became engaged (first time) to a beautiful 30 year old music loving woman.At my age a 30 year old is a keeper and I have never been happier!! My other interests??Im into vinyl,who has time for anything else??
david99
a 52 year old from Edmond Oklahoma. I got the bug when i was a very young boy of 13 DJ'ing at the local roller rink. begun buying equipment in the 80s while serving overseas in the Navy. stopped buying and hobby went dormant while raising family. Now an empty nester back into analog audio and starting to get into digital sound.

Vonschwekert VR4jr
Sim Audio P5
Celeste HT3
Project RM5
Sumiko Blue pt#2
Cambridge Audio DAC Magic
Audioquest interconnects
Signal Power cords
Just discovered this thread. I'm a 55 year old divorced male. Always had a draw towards music ever since around 5 or 6 when I was at a relatives house and down in their basement, there was this "wall of music", a whole wall loaded with lps!

Later on my relatives would always gift me lps on holidays. Of coarse, through the years of radio & buying 45's my interest grew. ( This was in the late 60's early 70's), I did play coronet in my middle school band (first string). I had some piano lessons early but as time went by and my parents moved, I lost that aspect of my musical history.

I still have every lp I was ever given or bought. During the high school years, I was the one in my group that always had the best sound system in his car/van, yes I had the "cool" van that everyone gravitated to. I still remember going to the hi-fi shops and listening to the latest speakers. My usual choice then was Pioneer. Late at night, on weekends, I'd stay up late listening to the "cool" station in Charlotte, NC. They played, Led Zeppelin, Robin Trower, Pink Floyd... well, you get the picture.

I always would listen to the whole album,tape.... others just wanted to hear the hits. I contantly found the "good" stuff others weren't aware of. I kept it to myself.

After years of reading about the GREAT sound that reviewers were writing about, I finally found it for myself and on my own.

I didn't have any friends that were into it like me. When I finally "found" the sound I had always read about it was like, "Yeah, I couldn't believe it", but I had the faith and it turned out to become reality.

I've tried to let others know, but they usually get scared when they see the high prices. I remember that stage, and now, while I'm very aware, music is so important to my life that it's really not an issue.

I now have that "wall of lps in my home"!
No 2014 posts. 64 yo from UK. Bacholors in Physics but became a CPA working in the 'ol bidnes in Houston till I got real sick in 1989. In early retirement I have grown trees, sub-divided NM mountain land, flipped houses in So Cal and now live on a disused nursery In Bonsall Califonia where I look out over Camp Pendelton with the sea breeze in my face
I have been passionate about music since I was six and played in my convent band. I studied organ when I was young and also play clarinet. I'm married to a girl I met singing folk songs at a party but who put down the guitar after we got wed and now hates my loud music and my big English B&W speakers more.
44 and getting younger. Been in to music since I was 5 years old. Really went over board with the music thing. I at one time owned 5 high end recording studios. And spent millions doing it. I loved the experience of making records and listening to music. I'm retired and I do what I love which is listening to records. I try and look back on the good memories I have of being apart of the record making process. Good times. Ya I spent to much to make my dreams a reality but if I was asked was it worth it. He'll ya. Long live music.
teeball, 61 yr. old. Telecommunication Professional who loves Jazz and buying and selling Audio/Video gear. Old school Tube/Analog guy. MSRP= $80,000
And always trying to climb to the next level. Where does it end. It doesn't.