Retired today.

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Congratulations Bud!
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • JayCee
    JayCee Posts: 1,500
    Congratulations. Keep moving, listen to the music and enjoy each day. Best wishes!

    John
    ➀Speakers: Polk1.2tl's (Uber Mods) ➁Pre/Amp/DAC: PS Audio BHK Signature & 250, DirectStream ➂Cables/IC's: MIT S1Bi-Wire/S1 Balanced +Avel Lindberg 1000VA "Dreadnought" ➃Power Conditioner: PS Audio P15 Power Plant ➄Power Cords: Core Power Technologies Gold, DH Labs Power Plus DIY w/Neotech NC-P301 & P311ends ➅Streaming: Roon ROCK on wifi'd NUC, TP-Link WAP, & Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark, Emperor Double Crown Clock, Black Modernize LPS, PS Audio AirLens⟿Ω☯☥☮⟿🔊♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬
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  • BMF35
    BMF35 Posts: 86
    Congrats! It sounds like you've earned it. I for one think it's over-rated. Since retiring in 2015, my health has nose-dived. We've blown through all of our savings. And I'm bored out of my mind. Just a broken down old **** counting the days till it's over. But the best of luck to you. Remember, things at rest tend to stay at rest so keep mobile. Even if it's just going to Walmart to walk around looking at the local MILF talent.
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
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    Gotta love it! :smile:
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • Thorton
    Thorton Posts: 1,324
    Congrats Bud! Enjoy your retirement and get the tunes crankin.
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    Ethernet Filter: GigaFOILv4 with Keces P3 LPS
    Source: Roon via ethernet to DAC interface
    DAC: Bricasti M1SE
    Pre/Pro: Marantz AV8805
    Tube Preamp Buffer: Tortuga TPB.V1
    Amp1: Nord One NC1200DM Signature, Amp2: W4S MC-5, AMP3: W4S MMC-7
    Front: Salk SoundScape 8's, Center: Salk SoundScape C7
    Surround: Polk FXIA6, Surround Back: Polk RTIA9, Atmos: Polk 70-RT
    Subs: 2 - Rythmik F25's
    IC & Speaker Cables: Acoustic Zen, Wireworld, Signal Cable
    Power Cables: Acoustic Zen, Wireworld, PS Audio
    Room Treatments: GIK Acoustics
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Thanks all. A little groggy from celebrating last night, but that's the price I have to pay for getting old. :)
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,314
    Woohoo Bud
    You earned ....forking enjoy it
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    Congrats! Stay active and you’ll be around to enjoy a lot more of it. Have fun!
    2007 Club Polk Football Pool Champ

    2010 Club Polk Fantasy Football Champ

    2011 Club Polk Football Pool Champ


    "It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!"
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  • WastelandWand'r
    WastelandWand'r Posts: 466
    Congratulations on the retirement. Enjoy the time, you may find you are busier than you were.
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    Home Rig

    SDA 2.3TL's front and center
    Polk 1000p Center
    Pioneer Elite SC35 Receiver (Pre/Surround
    Sunfire Cinema Grand 5X200-Back in the mix.
    OPPO BDP-93
    Squeezebox
    Stepped up to name brand Speaker Cables and interconnects!
    Monitor 4, 5, 7, 10's, SDA 1B's, 2B's, 2.3TL's, RTA 15TL's all in storage waiting for me.
    Sales Rating #1!!
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    Congrats on your retirement!
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,146
    Congrats to you on your retirement. As others have said keep moving. During my yearly 4 month layoff for the past 30+ years I've found this to be true.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,184
    Hey Bud. Congratulations on hitting a big milestone of life. Enjoy, my friend.

    Tom
    ~ 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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  • Rich502
    Rich502 Posts: 146
    That’s quite an achievement there, congrats and enjoy.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,180
    Stay up as late as you want.

    Sleep in as late as you want.

    ;)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    Congrats man, Enjoy it go fishing, sleep in take some trips just flat out enjoy it and stay active.
    When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.
    Family Room:LG QNED80 75", Onkyo RZ50 Emotiva XPA3 GEN3 Oppo BDP-93,Sony UBP-X800BM. Main: Polk LsiM 705Center: Polk LSiM 704CFront High/Rear High In-Ceiling Polk 80F/X RT Surrounds: Polk S15 Sub: HSU VTF3-MK5
    Bed Room; Marantz SR5010, BDP-S270Main: Polk Signature S20Center: Polk Signature S35Rear: Polk R15 Sub: SVS SB2000
    Working Warehouse; Yamaha A-S301, Sony DVP-NS3100ES for disc Plok TSX550T SVS PB2000 Mini tower PC with 400GB of music
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,582
    I just hope to live until 70...!

    Seriously, enjoy your time. It seems in life (for me at least), I either had a lot of money and no time, or a good amount of free time and little money. I keep telling myself that retirement will be the solution to that particular riddle...

    Congrats.
    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
    ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    daddyjt wrote: »
    I just hope to live until 70...!

    Seriously, enjoy your time. It seems in life (for me at least), I either had a lot of money and no time, or a good amount of free time and little money. I keep telling myself that retirement will be the solution to that particular riddle...

    Congrats.

    It will only if you took care to prepare while you were working.
    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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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    Congrats Bud. Now you can start a new career as a reviewer for one of the high end audio magazines.
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Thanks all. DK, not sure if I could do that since I like everything I listen to. :)
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,652
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Thanks all. DK, not sure if I could do that since I like everything I listen to. :)

    Yea they'd love you! Ever read a bad review in a magazine where every other page has a paid advertisement of said companies products?
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    Congrats, now you have more time to listen to your system
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Blue!!! You are now free to roam about the cabin or Country!

    So get yourself to Skip again if you can! so I can give you a retirement gift o:)
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

    HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Right now I am dealing with the IRS. They say I owe $25K for 2017, which is BS. They are adding my stock options to the W2 income, but that already has the stock options added in it. So, they are trying to make me pay twice. The part that is bad is the company I was working for then was purchased by the company where I retired. They better have the old records. I really don't need this hassle now.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,161
    Well that sucks. If it comes down to it get some great legal advice. You don’t need this crap.
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