Born 7-4-47 in a home of religious music haters, forced to go door to door w/a bible in hand, many times having to endure angry verbally abusive people of all sorts for intruding on their privacy, But one day we were invited into a home (I was around age 14 at the time. The most beautiful women I had ever seen had music playing like I had never heard before. it was one of Elvis's love songs, But the system it was playing on was awesome, the speakers were recessed into the ceilings all about the house, she had to excuse herself & leave the room so as to turn the music off. come to find out she was the same religion as my parents. That day changed my life forever, as I would return to that home becoming friends with her son, although different schools he was my age. The whole family not only loved music, but they all played and sang. SO HERE'S MY PROBLEM While in the army 1967-1970 I saved enough money to buy a pretty decent component stereo system while in Germany. But shortly after returning, the bills started piling up. With a wife, baby and another one on the way. As they say, "The writing was on the wall" I fought it off as long as I could but eventually had to sell it in 1971, I got $4,000 for a used system, that was a lot of money back then. Any way, working as an unskilled laborer, retiring as a prison guard during which time, raising 5 children and helping raise 13 grand children and now 3 great grand children. I never was able to put together a decent audiophile system. after sacrificing my life for the family, The BITCH fell in love on the internet and split. And I'm tired of listening to my iPod! Things have changed so much over the years, I really could use some help, so as not to waste what resources that I do have left, buying the wrong items. I am a slow reader and a one finger typist, I don't like to ask others to do my work or research for me, but there are so many choices now, I get lost & frustrated. Would like to spend no more than $10,000 I bought a pair of Grado gs1000i recently and was disappointed, do I need a tube amp or can I use what ever new power amp I buy, I must say I have been impressed with computers. So please all options are open Thanks for taking the time to read this
Born 7-4-47 in a home of religious music haters, forced to go door to door w/a bible in hand, many times having to endure angry verbally abusive people of all sorts for intruding on their privacy, But one day we were invited into a home (I was around age 14 at the time. The most beautiful women I had ever seen had music playing like I had never heard before. it was one of Elvis's love songs, But the system it was playing on was awesome, the speakers were recessed into the ceilings all about the house, she had to excuse herself & leave the room so as to turn the music off. come to find out she was the same religion as my parents. That day changed my life forever, as I would return to that home becoming friends with her son, although different schools he was my age. The whole family not only loved music, but they all played and sang. SO HERE'S MY PROBLEM While in the army 1967-1970 I saved enough money to buy a pretty decent component stereo system while in Germany. But shortly after returning, the bills started piling up. With a wife, baby and another one on the way. As they say, "The writing was on the wall" I fought it off as long as I could but eventually had to sell it in 1971, I got $4,000 for a used system, that was a lot of money back then. Any way, working as an unskilled laborer, retiring as a prison guard during which time, raising 5 children and helping raise 13 grand children and now 3 great grand children. I never was able to put together a decent audiophile system. after sacrificing my life for the family, The BITCH fell in love on the internet and split. And I'm tired of listening to my iPod! Things have changed so much over the years, I really could use some help, so as not to waste what resources that I do have left, buying the wrong items. I am a slow reader and a one finger typist, I don't like to ask others to do my work or research for me, but there are so many choices now, I get lost & frustrated. Would like to spend no more than $10,000 I bought a pair of Grado gs1000i recently and was disappointed, do I need a tube amp or can I use what ever new power amp I buy, I must say I have been impressed with computers. So please all options are open Thanks for taking the time to read this