Young Guns

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It's come to my attention that I'm not quite the Spring Chicken on this forum I thought I was. It seems we have accomplished audiophiles as young as 15 in the fold! How has this happened? I've always thought of HiFi guys as middle-aged engineers with a love of fiddling. Admittedly I am a middle-aged engineer at heart...

It makes me wonder, how did the rest of you HiFi youth get hooked on the good stuff??????

 

[Andy Clough]

Don't worry, you're not alone! Some of us are (well) over 21

 

[Thaiman]

[quote user="Andy Clough"]Some of us are (well) over 21

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well I know Clare is 24 and Andrew is not far off that

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="Thaiman"]
[quote user="Andy Clough"]Some of us are (well) over 21

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well I know Clare is 24 and Andrew is not far off that

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How old would Elvis be if he was still with us?.......assuming that he is no longer with us, of course 😉

 

[Clare Newsome]

[quote user="Sam Srivastava"]
How old would Elvis be if he was still with us?.......assuming that he is no longer with us, of course 😉[/quote]73.

 

[Thaiman]

[quote user="Clare Newsome"]
[quote user="Sam Srivastava"]

How old would Elvis be if he was still with us?.......assuming that he is no longer with us, of course 😉[/quote]73. [/quote]

73 and still posting

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="Clare Newsome"]
[quote user="Sam Srivastava"]
How old would Elvis be if he was still with us?.......assuming that he is no longer with us, of course 😉[/quote]73. [/quote]

.........not many 24 year olds know the answer to that 😉

 

[Clare Newsome]

I know more about Elvis than is probably healthy.

Am just about to make a cup of tea in an Elvis mug, while glancing across at my Andy Warhol print of Elvis. And the set of Elvis russian dolls on the windowsill....

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="Thaiman"]
[quote user="Clare Newsome"]
[quote user="Sam Srivastava"]

How old would Elvis be if he was still with us?.......assuming that he is no longer with us, of course 😉[/quote]73. [/quote]

73 and still posting

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.........looking well preserved for your years dude.........we need to address the issue of your hypothalamic function though (i'll leave you audiophiles to work out what i mean.....not a derogatory phrase i hasten to add!) 😉

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="Clare Newsome"]
I know more about Elvis than is probably healthy.

Am just about to make a cup of tea in an Elvis mug, while glancing across at my Andy Warhol print of Elvis. And the set of Elvis russian dolls on the windowsill....

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I like Thaiman too........but I think that's taking things a bit too far 😉

 

[amarocknrollstar]

My best mate's older brother got him hooked on it with his Naim Audio and Kef Reference set up.
At the time I first saw and heard this I was currently looking at buying a technics sc-ch 610 mini system. I was a lost 16 year old soul completely dazzled by the look of this machine. Once I heard the naims and the kefs there was no turning back! My mate swiftly purchased his first system from Richer Sounds and within months I had completed my first project and was eagerly buying what hi-fi every month!

 

[Thaiman]

[quote user="Clare Newsome"]I know more about Elvis than is probably healthy[/quote]

I am hoping to take my mother to see Elvis tribute in Las Vegas on her birthday, I am far too busy posting to preform and aloha set now a day!

 

[Q Bass]

I was after a 1 box system but when a friend recently sold me his Rotel power amp, pre amp, Nakamichi CD player and B&W 603's I didn't look back - I think I've been thrown in at the deep end with this set up though

Cheers

 

[Anonymous]

I vow that I would never spend more than £10,000 in total on a hi-fi system though! PMC OB1i, Arcam A32, Arcam P35, Arcam CD192, Linn LP12...that's the proper set-up I want....but I really should be spending my money on a car in a few years...LandRover 90 Tdi from the 90s! Or a Saab 9000!

 

[Thaiman]

Sabb 9000!, that was great car to drive but mpg was a joke, I could never get anything near the 27mpg mark. service cost is dearer than Merc (c class) too.

As for Land Rover I have no interest in 4 wheels drive as I never go off road! Why buy something that you don't need.

Oh Which forum I am in? What HiFi? or What car?...sorry

 

[Anonymous]

at 26 i guess im closer towards the spring chicken than most on this forum? i caught the hi-fi bug from my father. i grew-up enjoying his system and the music played on it. while my music taste varies quite a bit from my fathers my love of quality sound does not.

 

[Thaiman]

^^^^Are you a bass player^^^^ (sorry i don't know your name)

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="Hughes123"]....but I really should be spending my money on a car in a few years...LandRover 90 Tdi from the 90s![/quote]

Good idea, cuz from now on you cant have British tag attached! Indian make is ok with you?!

http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=eco&article=477268&lng=1

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/03/28/stories/2008032852020100.htm

 

[Anonymous]

I'd hazard a guess I'm fairly young compared to most at 20...my dad got me into it. I had my very own seperates system in my bedroom (his pass-me-downs) at the age of 11, this comprised Aurex (Toshiba) amp (now 26 years old, can be found in my loft AND it STILL works), Cambridge Audio cdp, and Kef Codas (which I still think were awesome speakers).

Nowadays I don't live with my dad, and my mum and step dad think I'm crazy for spending the money I do on my hifi...nevermind if all goes to plan I'll be in my own place this time next year 🙂

Oh and another thing that really annoys me...my father also tried to get my sister into it with a mixture of some cheap seperates for christmas and some more hand-me-downs...a few months later and dad's old 5 disc changer Harman Kardan has customised sparkly nail varnish buttons, and the JPW speaker's tweeters are inside out...

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="unleash_me"]
[quote user="Hughes123"]....but I really should be spending my money on a car in a few years...LandRover 90 Tdi from the 90s![/quote]

Good idea, cuz from now on you cant have British tag attached! Indian make is ok with you?!

http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=eco&article=477268&lng=1

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/03/28/stories/2008032852020100.htm
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What a joke huh? Tata...the maker of the Tata Safari....Top Gear's voted worse car? What a absolute disaster...and that's not the worst of people...Jag are also under their ownership....JAG! ONE OF ONLY TWO PROPER TRADITIONAL BRITISH CAR MANAFACTURERS ALONG WITH ASTON! I just can't get my head round it....well I'm going to go deafen myself with some Rob Dougan - Clubbed to death and hopefully a bit of Alice Cooper - Poison to top it off....