Superampman
AK Member
No FM?
What? No toys with friction motors? Seriously? Sheesh!!Christmas one year in the 70s i received a big white pair of am radio headphones, with 2 plastic ribbed knobs , 1 for station, one for volume, you may remember when people had nothing but things we needed in the home, fire wood for the stove, dads lunchbox, my only electric toy was a flashlight, black and white tv, used furniture and paneling, grocery shopping 1 time a week in the dodge dart, no color or sound in life that i only realize as i compare it to life today, just a bland atmosphere , no internet to look up your audio lust, or cars you dreamed about ,nothing, just school, and work, some of you know what i mean, i remember laying in bed as a child in the dark of my upstairs bedroom rolling the AM station dial with a thousand squealing static laden stations on my headphones , 100s of stations it seemed with news, sports, music, other languages, ,,,,,,,,it was my choice, in the dark , someone to listen to, a place to go. finally. What could the world be like with all this action and noise on my headphones.............
hahaha yes at grandmas house we had a few tin car toys, my parents couldnt stand the noise they made, so none at homeWhat? No toys with friction motors? Seriously? Sheesh!!
Difficult to quantify for me. I love music. I enjoy minor tinkering, occasionally. I have a fetish for "vintage" things. I have found that my personal sense of style is rarely satisfied by things designed within the past twenty years (although there are some few exceptions). I am also somewhat of a contrarian, needing somehow to step away from the mass hysteria of ever moving fad and novelty as much as possible. That didn't come out right. Hmm... I just like cool old stuff. That's better.
I used what I was given by my parents. I grew up in a household that didn't have a record player or anything more than an AM radio circa 1967.No FM?
I used what I was given by my parents. I grew up in a household that didn't have a record player or anything more than an AM radio circa 1967.
You summed up my reasons, except I'll add repair to my list. I enjoy repairing speakers and am currently trying to learn my way through other repairs.Music - First and foremost This is what brought me to the "hobby" since I was 7 years old spinning record son my portable I my room.
The Hunt - I enjoy looking for that awesome score on gear and/or records
Gear - I'm not a repair guy but appreciate great sounding gear and enjoy doing minor cleaning and maintenance. I like comparing the difference in various equipment combos.
Nostalgia - It takes me back to when I was a teenager and had the MCS (Technics) gear in my room spinning records. Wish I would have kept all my stuff.
Discovery - I find learning about music history through listening and looking at records interesting as well as discovering music and new to me artists.
Don't know about trading up and up, but my music collection certainly has grown over the years as I've been exposed to a wider range of genres.One of the few hobbies that if practiced correctly is self-sustaining. Many of us have built fantastic collections trading up and up and up.