How old were you when audio gear first caught your interest?
Wondering how old people were when they first started to get interested in audio gear.
I first heard of Dual and Acoustic Research when I was around 13, but it did nothing for me, however, by the time I was 15 or 16 I definitely was interested. A relative had a Dual turntable, Scott receiver, Tandberg reel to reel and Rectilinear speakers (and he still has that gear, and the Rectilinears are still in use). I remember helping him get the speakers into his apartment. I also knew of Thorens.
That’s all back in the 70’s
1965 I was four. Dual 1019 w Grado cartridge arrived w store demo MC240 and new MX-110Z and custom ordered cherry cabinet Bozak speakers - half a Concert Grand in a low boy configuration Young Persons Guide to Orchestra and Al Hirt - Carnival of Venice ensued… this eventually led to a Denon TT, Grado, Onkyo A5 and Infinity Qb speakers… leading to employment at two high end stores… I still have and greatly enjoy the MC240 |
I was in 5th grade when I inherited my older brother's portable stereo record player. Speaker in the base and the other in the lid. Wore out several Beatle albums with that thing. I think it had an ice pick for a needle! Then when I was 13 he decided to move back to the Dom. Rep. which meant I got all the stuff he left behind including a Dual turntable, a Dynaco SCA-35 integrated and a pair of AR speakers. Talk about an upgrade! I spent hours upon hours listening to music up in his old room. Had my first girl at 13 one rainy afternoon while Quadrophenia was playing... Both the stereo and girl are long gone. Still have the LP though. Happy listening.
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@tomic601 Funny! My sister and I were dragged to Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts. I would rather have tasted honey or whipped cream (bet it was shaving cream). Around six years in age I "built" a crystal radio kit. Does that count? I'm seventy now. You can do the math please. Grew up with music. Dad was a hifi nut and Mon worked in a record shop. I had a record player (junk) from a young age playing insipid kids records. I was not allowed to play dad's records. |
@wsrrsw yes of course the crystal radio counts and was in our house a rite of passage. Whipped Cream and Other Delights was a mystery in those years…. |
@buellrider97 Yes, that's the place. |
