I was 22 when I finally happened to get my first job out of grad school and started building my first "high-end" system. I was 14 when I started to read "Stereo Review" and "Stereophile" while listening to my Realistic speakers hoping for the day to be able to afford what I read about in those magazines.
While in college I moved up to Polk speakers and a JVC receiver. For what it's worth my brother still has the Polk speakers :)
I have since moved up and it seems there is no ceiling in this hobby.
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Topic - how old were you when you got into hi-fi/high end - bullethead 09:50:35 12/26/09 (34)
- 10 ... bought a Magnavox stereo ... - lochrider 06:30:43 12/29/09 (0)
- RE: how old were you when you got into hi-fi/high end - Grinnell 02:43:46 12/29/09 (0)
- RE: I Was A Junior In College: - Vinylly 13:22:37 12/28/09 (0)
- RE: how old were you when you got into hi-fi/high end - elflow 12:26:56 12/28/09 (0)
- I was 14… - b.l.zeebub 11:39:13 12/28/09 (0)
- 13/14 - JoeKool 21:48:38 12/27/09 (0)
- 13/17 - E-Stat 15:27:02 12/27/09 (0)
- RE: how old were you when you got into hi-fi/high end - Rod H. 14:41:11 12/27/09 (0)
- 17? - mrr 13:07:12 12/27/09 (0)
- 27-28 due to a Beethoven box set of vinyl - Paully 07:11:53 12/27/09 (0)
- built my 1st loudspeaker at 11 years old - Steyr 04:57:39 12/27/09 (0)
- 5? - jimmyjames 04:19:40 12/27/09 (0)
- RE: how old were you when you got into hi-fi/high end - Audioquest4life 00:34:52 12/27/09 (0)
- 7.5 - Luminator 23:59:51 12/26/09 (0)
- Hi-fi? - mkuller 23:06:54 12/26/09 (0)
- around 8 - Thorsten 21:10:59 12/26/09 (0)
- When I heard Judy Collins Sing Amazing Grace - BillyL 17:40:11 12/26/09 (0)
- High End or I knew I was different than everyone else ? - shallow pockets 16:51:26 12/26/09 (0)
- 14 - tubegarden@aol.com 16:50:27 12/26/09 (0)
- 19 - Rotorhead 16:18:02 12/26/09 (0)
- 14 when I got a Technics SLQ-200 'table, Radio Shack MM preamp... - Dman 15:04:22 12/26/09 (0)
- I built my Heathkit and Dynakit PAT3 in 1958. nt - Norm 14:58:02 12/26/09 (0)
- how old were you when you got into hi-fi/high end - Bill of Greater NY 14:44:43 12/26/09 (0)
- RE: how old were you when you got into hi-fi/high end - fstein 13:31:16 12/26/09 (0)
- 9 - when I cut the cord to our RCA victrola with my mother's silver scisors - Frihed89 13:21:55 12/26/09 (1)
- At least you used silver. -t - Bruce Kendall 19:26:11 12/26/09 (0)
- 13-14 ish - DaveInVA 13:13:57 12/26/09 (0)
- 18 .... - reelsmith. 12:29:39 12/26/09 (0)
- 19............ - Todd Krieger 12:00:46 12/26/09 (0)
- 31 - Jazz Inmate 11:47:16 12/26/09 (0)
- 14? - docw 11:27:23 12/26/09 (0)
- 17 - Enchantment1.6s 11:19:00 12/26/09 (0)
- 28, while stationed in Northern Japan. - howard 10:14:24 12/26/09 (1)
- RE: 28, while stationed in Northern Japan. - russ69 21:46:38 12/26/09 (0)