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What was your Ah ha! moment in becoming an Audiophile?
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Jan 14, 2018
I'd say I've been an audiophile for as long as I can remember (I'm 52 now). I remember buying a catalog (Penny's or Sears?) stereo (turntable and stereo speakers) and I loved that it had 2 way speakers and a bass and treble control. I used to put the speakers on the floor and lay my head between them for the best sound. I eventually purchased a pair of Radio Shack headphones (a re-branded Koss HV/1A I think), but that little stereo didn't have a suitable headphone output. I ended up making a connector that went from the speaker's RCA outputs to a 1/4" headphone jack (with a volume pot between the two) which was awesome. Luckily, my dad always emphasized protecting my hearing because that setup could play LOUD. Over the years I got better systems and was always tweaking things or adding better components/speakers. I was an early adopter of CD's (I'm sure I own more than 1000), and I built some pretty awesome car stereos that were generally worth more than any of my cars in which they resided. I got into home theater in a big way and I now have a dedicated theater room with a nice Dolby Atmos receiver and speakers. I'd really moved away from headphones (save for my Porta Pros and a collection of buds) until about 5 years ago when I purchased a pair of Sennheiser HD598's and a NuForce Icon HDP DAC/Amp. That was my latest ah-ha moment, and now I have an extensive collection of DACs amps, and headphones (Mostly Schiit and Sennheiser). The most I ever spent on a pair of headphones happened just the other day when I picked up a pair of used Koss ESP-950's (in pristine condition) for $560, and that was another ah-ha moment, but I've also been enjoying my recently acquired Massdrop Koss KPH30i's. I just really love listening (like, really listening) to music and appreciating not only my expensive cans, but the budget models that punch way above their price. I just hope my hearing hangs in there so I can continue to enjoy this hobby.
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