SteveInMinn
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Hello all. I'm pleased to finally join the forum, after several years of off-and-on lurking.
I'm 55 years old and live in St. Paul, Minnesota in a house with plaster walls, wood floors, and a fair number of area rugs. The acoustics are good!
I've loved music and the things that create and recreate music since my parents bought me a toy piano at age 3, and bought me my first $129.99 stereo from JC Penny (with AM/FM tuner, turntable, cassette, AND 8-track) when I was 10. When I got a newspaper route and started earning my own money, the stereo-system upgrades then commenced.
Piano-wise, I have a 1922 7-foot Steinway that I need to play more often and needs tuning. To be honest, I sing more than I play. I've been a tenor in volunteer auditioned choruses for the great majority of my adult life, and choral music is among the many, many things I listen to. This evening, on Qobuz I found some jazz/rap that is really speaking to me. Love it.
Equipment-wise, my gear pales in comparison with that of many members I'm sure. But I have several setups throughout the house, and a wife who is pretty tolerant (although she smiled broadly when I said I was getting into headphones). The common thread throughout three of my four (or five?) systems are Harbeth speakers. I have two pairs of P3s and a pair of C7s. I just love them. I'm in the market for a second Lumin U2 Mini and looking to improve my digital storage systems, so that is the motivation for me joining the forum.
Anyway, thanks for reading my introduction. And thanks in advance for the good conversation and advice.
SteveInMinn
I'm 55 years old and live in St. Paul, Minnesota in a house with plaster walls, wood floors, and a fair number of area rugs. The acoustics are good!
I've loved music and the things that create and recreate music since my parents bought me a toy piano at age 3, and bought me my first $129.99 stereo from JC Penny (with AM/FM tuner, turntable, cassette, AND 8-track) when I was 10. When I got a newspaper route and started earning my own money, the stereo-system upgrades then commenced.
Piano-wise, I have a 1922 7-foot Steinway that I need to play more often and needs tuning. To be honest, I sing more than I play. I've been a tenor in volunteer auditioned choruses for the great majority of my adult life, and choral music is among the many, many things I listen to. This evening, on Qobuz I found some jazz/rap that is really speaking to me. Love it.
Equipment-wise, my gear pales in comparison with that of many members I'm sure. But I have several setups throughout the house, and a wife who is pretty tolerant (although she smiled broadly when I said I was getting into headphones). The common thread throughout three of my four (or five?) systems are Harbeth speakers. I have two pairs of P3s and a pair of C7s. I just love them. I'm in the market for a second Lumin U2 Mini and looking to improve my digital storage systems, so that is the motivation for me joining the forum.
Anyway, thanks for reading my introduction. And thanks in advance for the good conversation and advice.
SteveInMinn
But I get it. Lake life is not for everyone. I’m definitely a fair-weather fisherman. No 4 AM wake-ups for me. We hang out at our place for a few months in the summer and sometimes for the winter holidays. It’s a nice getaway.