What made you select "audio" as your hobby


I've read many posts here on Audiogon as to the extremes many of you have gone in pursuing sound perfection.
I wonder what made you select this "nutty hobby" in the first place??
goldeneraguy
whoa - 13 year old thread

when i was in grade school i loved music and listened to 33/45's on my my dad's garrard record player hh scott integrated amp ar speakers

always paid attention since then
My classsical cd collection is drawing me to go Farther, wider, deeper , 
Mods/upgardes glaore, Read my posts, ck out my YT vids. 
I'm approcahing the Everest peaks,, leaving another base camp with each upgrade, modification/addition.
Schnittke, Pettersson, Ravel, Carter, Henze, to name a  few which makes me spend $$$$$$,,with no remorse.
Straeming? HA!, No way,, , Most of my classical cds are not streamed, and my tube cd sounds wayyyy superior to digital streaming.