Albertporter,Tireguy, Sean, MikeLavigne, Ozzy ??

Shadorne same here, I was out for maybe 8 yrs, I totally agree with you, I miss good informative good post, that's why I wrote this thread, to invite all the pioneers here, I hope they will continue to post here.Joey v.you are welcome...

@jayctoy I'm still alive :-) Thanks for the recognition.  Truth be told, life just got hectic.  Circa 2007 I sold my business, then entered a period of self-reflection, which set me on a meandering journey.  I moved throughout the country, learning more about myself the the USA at the same than I ever thought I'd know. Then I got married, started a family, started a new business... Every big change I dialed my system back further and further.  I now have a modest rig in our living room, with a fruit snack stuck on the side of our Hsu powered sub, kids make audio an interesting experiment. I've also started an exploration of personal audio, which suits my lifestyle better now, so headphones, DAC's, and USB cables are the flavor of today.  

While I enjoyed the gear, it turns out to me, it really is just about the music, at every leg of the journey I've been on music was a huge part of my life.  I've also grown up a lot since I was originally an active contributor on this site, I was just a teenager when I found Audiogon.  

I will likely step up my home rig when the kids are older, but for now it's Oppo cans, Spotify, and an audioengine dac - which sounds amazing, very similar to my maggie 3.6 system I had over a decade and a half ago!

Cheers friends, music lovers, and audio gear nuts!

Tireguy I am so glad you read this thread.Thank you for updating us, As you know, iam so happy that you settle down to start a family.This hobby is only secondary to our family.Congratulation for having a family...

Sean where are you?

@tireguy Glad to see you respond and good to hear you are well! And ditch Spotify for Tidal if you can, even on cans there is a big difference. Cheers!