How old are you and how long have you been in the hobby

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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2011
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    44, and probably 20 or so years ago... Only recently, though, have I actually had a clue... :redface:

    Same for me.
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited January 2011
    I am 47. I've been into the hobby since I listened to my brother's 45 rpm record of Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode. This was on a record player I had received for Christmas that year (1970). Naturally over time I grew disatisfied with the sound of the player and wanted a better one. Upgrading the sound system has always happened in one form or another since that time. In case you're interested I still have the 45, its on Chess records. Cheers. :cool:
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  • ratster
    ratster Posts: 324
    edited January 2011
    42 and a few months
    Main
    Parasound P5
    Parasound A21
    CA music streamer
    marantz 6005
    Clear Day dbl.shotgun
    Morrow Xlr
    1.7 Maggies


    Bedroom
    adcom Gfp750
    Adcom 555
    Rotel 1072
    CA tuner
    LsiM703
    Clear day dbl shotgun
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited January 2011
    I'm 49. I've been keenly interested in music since sometime before I was 10. My older brother turned me on to "Let it Be" and some Rolling Stones, and that was it. He got into better gear before I did. I bought my first real stereo at 13 (Pioneer receiver, Garrard turntable, Utah speakers). I've gone through phases of upgrade leaps over time. I even sold gear at The Wiz (very mid-fi) for a brief while. Now going through several levels of upgrades in the 2+ years since I joined CP.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,752
    edited January 2011
    51 and got hooked around '76 or so. Still have some of that gear....
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited January 2011
    Will be 50 next Sunday, 30 years.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,752
    edited January 2011
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Will be 50 next Sunday, 30 years.

    Punk kid :biggrin:
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited January 2011
    48 and >30yrs.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2011
    25, and really got into it whenever my join date here is.

    Music has always been a big part of my life, though.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited January 2011
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Will be 50 next Sunday, 30 years.

    I wear T-shirts older than you.
    I have a dog older than you!:biggrin:
    Oh, wait, I'm only 45!:redface:

    My "Ex" wife got me started in this hobby with a pair of Klipsch KG 3.2's and a JVC receiver.
    I owned those speakers for 7 yrs, and was never disappointed with them!
    Then I moved on to separates and other speakers and it has been a merry go round every since!
    Ever heard of a "Pre Nup" for audio equipment?:biggrin:
    Testing
    Testing
    Testing
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited January 2011
    23 and got my start about 4 years ago... young one I know...
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    Old enough to know better...

    ... this year will mark my 40th anniversity.
    Earthy wrote: »
    I view this "Hobby" more like a locust. I surface once every 7 years or so and decimate my finances. Just over half a century and been doing it for several decades.
    I could have writen the above... I thought I was the only one on a schedule... Don't look now, but it's been 7 years for me.
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited January 2011
    I'm 53 and I've been at it since I was 18 on and off, and then I got demented just before I joined this forum....after which I got seriously demented.

    Joe
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited January 2011
    I still use my turntable that I got when I was a junior in high school back in '82-'83.

    But I was into it back in the mid '70 listening to vinyl on my fathers gear.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • BeRad
    BeRad Posts: 736
    edited January 2011
    30 and 13.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited January 2011
    30, got started 5 years ago
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • maggiefan
    maggiefan Posts: 223
    edited January 2011
    65 and in it since I was 19.
    Larry
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  • Gadabout
    Gadabout Posts: 1,072
    edited January 2011
    I'm 52 and got started because of my Dad. In the 60's he was a serious electronics buff. Building and trying out lots of projects from Popular Electronics. One of his proudest accomplishments was to build 2 Heatkit amplifiers, a Heathkit Preamp, a "sweet 16" speaker array and a midrange. This was coupled with a Gerard turntable and the year was 1964.

    I still remember sitting in the living room spinning records with the family and just listening. The sound system was a huge hit with all their Friends and they used to entertain regularly.

    My first system of any consequence was in 1976 and featured, a Gerard turntable (of course). It was a conglomeration of electronic store finds but I remember being pretty ecstatic with the sound. (Especially compared to the 8-track that was in the car.) Got the HT bug when Laser discs came out in the early 90's and that was the first time I purchased any Polk Speakers.

    I've always had some kind of sound system, but have been the most serious about it the last 6 years or so. It always seems there are other projects pulling funds from the audio budget. It's been a fun journey so far.

    Scott
    Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid. ..... Frank Zappa
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited January 2011
    48 and was bigtime into it growing up, all my friends went out and bought cars when they were hititng 15 and 16, I was the stereo guy with all the records and the 4 giant Cerwin Vegas blasting the parties. Kept at it into my late 20's.
    Have have a passion for and loved music since I was a kid. Never really got back into the higher end gear stuff again, but still love the music. I like tinkering with what I have now and am happy doing that.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,004
    edited January 2011
    Gadabout wrote:
    It always seems there are other projects pulling funds from the audio budget.
    You know, when you stop and look back at this statement, you realize we are definitely part of a passion. How many folks out there have actually ever had or even thought that an audio budget would even exist for anybody? I can see a financial counselor reacting after you hit him up with the "audio budget"....

    :eek:
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    Personally, I find an audio budget to be too restrictive...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited January 2011
    52yrs old, and I'd say I've been what I would call serious for about 35 yrs.
    My equipment sig felt inadequate and deleted itself.
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited January 2011
    51 about 3 years
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited January 2011
    39, on and off in it since in my late teens.

    If money wouldn't get in the way, off mode wouldn't exist.
    ..... ><////(*>
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2011
    I'm 40 and even since High school I have always had one of the best systems of all my friends. Then about 5 years ago I joined here and it really opened my mind. I have way too much time on my hands so I have really gone off the deep end researching and trying things that I always thought of as voodoo. Spending a lot of time researching DIY stuff has really taught me a lot. The biggest thing I have learned is numbers lie. Also another big thing I learned is that it doesn't have to cost a fortune to get real good sound.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • HHStuart
    HHStuart Posts: 263
    edited January 2011
    64.
    37 years.
    Bought a Marantz 2230 receiver, a turn table, a reel to reel tape deck, and some Dynaco A 50 speakers back in 1973.
    Front - Polk LSiM 705, Center - Polk LSiM 704c, Rear - Polk LSi 7
    Subwoofer - Epik Legend
    Receiver (as Preamp) - Sony STR-DA3400 ES
    Amplifier - Outlaw 7125
    Television - 58" Samsung Plasma PN58B860
    Blu Ray - OPPO BDP 83
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  • love2listen
    love2listen Posts: 172
    edited January 2011
    I'm 48 and got into it back when I was 13 or so. My dad was and is still into it, so I followed his footsteps.
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  • On3s&amp;Z3r0s
    On3s&amp;Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited January 2011
    39 here, and always loved looking at (since I would have been killed for touching) my grandfather's MacIntosh gear (damn that stuff is beautiful) and the stuff my dad brought home from Okinawa. My first foray into high end audio was a used pair of Klipsch Heresy's (cause my friends who were "audiophile experts" said to spend all my money on good speakers). Since the rest of my gear was crap I hated the horns and basically gave up on good sound until about 3 years ago. Now I'm blown away by all the good info and advice available and wish I had gotten serious about it way earlier!
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  • B&amp;W802d
    B&amp;W802d Posts: 72
    edited January 2011
    40+ and 20 years into this hobby. :smile:
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited January 2011
    24... Only 6 months in :biggrin:
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