I became a member of this forum this week and I wanted to introduce myself.
I've been a music lover and audiophile since I was a teenager. I have an Electrical Engineering degree and worked as an engineer for a few years, but then went to law school and became a patent lawyer about 30 years ago. I've been a long time reader of many audio forums but never have been a big participant. I'm at the point of slowing down at work so that I feel I can contribute more. This forum appealed to me the most because of the backgrounds of the members, the quality, technical depth and subject matter diversity of the topics and the posts, and the respect and civility that I see.
I listen mostly to rock. I've been a big Bob Dylan fan since I was a teenager and his music has spoken to me at all stages of my life. I've seen Bob live 4-6 times a year for the last 20 or so years (very easy to do with his "Never Ending Tour"). Some of the other music I listen to revolves around Dylan (e.g. the Band) and other music I grew up with. I'm not limited to rock- I love Sinatra and Oscar Peterson, female vocals (Linda Ronstadt, Sade, Dianna Krall), but I've never gotten into classical music or 50's/60's jazz. My wife and I go to a lot of live music events of almost any genre.
Listening to music has always been my main leisure activity, and then as my career took off and the pressure increased, it has been my therapy. Listening to my favorite music in a dark room for several hours/week has been my stress relief/mood enhancer for decades. My equipment has evolved over the years to accomplish those goals.
I hope to contribute more as time goes on. Thank you for allowing me to participate.
I've been a music lover and audiophile since I was a teenager. I have an Electrical Engineering degree and worked as an engineer for a few years, but then went to law school and became a patent lawyer about 30 years ago. I've been a long time reader of many audio forums but never have been a big participant. I'm at the point of slowing down at work so that I feel I can contribute more. This forum appealed to me the most because of the backgrounds of the members, the quality, technical depth and subject matter diversity of the topics and the posts, and the respect and civility that I see.
I listen mostly to rock. I've been a big Bob Dylan fan since I was a teenager and his music has spoken to me at all stages of my life. I've seen Bob live 4-6 times a year for the last 20 or so years (very easy to do with his "Never Ending Tour"). Some of the other music I listen to revolves around Dylan (e.g. the Band) and other music I grew up with. I'm not limited to rock- I love Sinatra and Oscar Peterson, female vocals (Linda Ronstadt, Sade, Dianna Krall), but I've never gotten into classical music or 50's/60's jazz. My wife and I go to a lot of live music events of almost any genre.
Listening to music has always been my main leisure activity, and then as my career took off and the pressure increased, it has been my therapy. Listening to my favorite music in a dark room for several hours/week has been my stress relief/mood enhancer for decades. My equipment has evolved over the years to accomplish those goals.
I hope to contribute more as time goes on. Thank you for allowing me to participate.