You know... I couldn't tell you how it happened? When I was in my early teens I was never interested in music, it was my little sister who had the 'nice' stereo and it was always playing when she wasn't at school. She never moved beyond blasting her favorite CDs though... I think she still owns the same speakers and components from when she was 12!
I'm not exactly 'normal' in the female sense though. I don't get weak kneed over purses, makeup, shoes or the latest fashion. I do get weak kneed over beautiful cars, camera gear and audio equipment though! My passion started with (and is still going strong) cars. For years I had a modified mustang I worked on and raced (at a legal track, not on the street), and then as I got older my tastes grew and refined quite a bit and now I've great love for my Euro cars. I still modify and work on them but I no longer race... unless you count racing the wind or the setting sun along a good twisty road. :)
Anyways, off track there.... I didn't really start listening to music until I was 17 or so.. I got Sony separates and a set of Infinity SM125s. I don't really remember how or why... but I remember I researched the speakers quite a bit. I think I might have ended up with a stereophile magazine and learned about the world of high end audio and that was it for me. Hooked.
I got upgraded to Carver separates as a Christmas present when I was 19, Got my first dedicated room when I was 24 and upgraded to maggies at the recommendation of a friend shortly after. Soon after I took a trip to Denver to visit another friend and toured Ayre HQ and spent two hours in their listening room. The rest is history as they say.
Danielle
I'm not exactly 'normal' in the female sense though. I don't get weak kneed over purses, makeup, shoes or the latest fashion. I do get weak kneed over beautiful cars, camera gear and audio equipment though! My passion started with (and is still going strong) cars. For years I had a modified mustang I worked on and raced (at a legal track, not on the street), and then as I got older my tastes grew and refined quite a bit and now I've great love for my Euro cars. I still modify and work on them but I no longer race... unless you count racing the wind or the setting sun along a good twisty road. :)
Anyways, off track there.... I didn't really start listening to music until I was 17 or so.. I got Sony separates and a set of Infinity SM125s. I don't really remember how or why... but I remember I researched the speakers quite a bit. I think I might have ended up with a stereophile magazine and learned about the world of high end audio and that was it for me. Hooked.
I got upgraded to Carver separates as a Christmas present when I was 19, Got my first dedicated room when I was 24 and upgraded to maggies at the recommendation of a friend shortly after. Soon after I took a trip to Denver to visit another friend and toured Ayre HQ and spent two hours in their listening room. The rest is history as they say.
Danielle