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
@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. |
I went through Heathkit catalogs like others went through the Sears Christmas catalog. I still chuckle at being in awe of the Heathkit "computers!" Freshman year in high school began real interest in equipment. Was lucky enough to receive a KLH stereo for graduation. All downhill from there. Some people, not me of course, discovered student loans were great for stereo stuff! |
