Originally Posted by Bass Thumper
Originally Posted by dcuny
I had a co-worker who was an audiophile. His stereo system was his pride and joy. But nowhere as obsessive as this!

Summary:

Guy is obsessed with hi-fi. Amasses an impressive LP library, builds a hand-crafted audio system for a cost of over million dollars, and converts his living room into a fantastic listening room.

But in the process treats his kids as free labor and ends up estranged from most of them and his wife divorces him.

He remarries, gets ALS so he can't even use his system, dies, and it's all sold off for pennies on the dollar.

Not a happy ending.
Truth be told, I didn't read the whole article . . . very busy these days. So thanks for summarizing it. I only skimmed it enough to conclude that others here may have an interest.

For me, the main point is how passionate he was about music and how he assembled some neat technology to chase it. To be sure, not a particularly happy ending but at least he chased his dream. Did it say how he made his money?

For me, the main point is that this guy's priorities were all screwed up.

Byron Dickens

BIAB. CbB. Mixbus 32C 8 HP Envy. Intel core i7. 16GB RAM W10. Focusrite Scarlett 18i 20. Various instruments played with varying degrees of proficiency.

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