Better to mend than to break... Never liked school, struggling my way through I managed yet to get to my artistic graduation. Only did not went to do a BA to the astonishment of my high school art teachers. I am a lover. Not an actor. I love "fine arts" but don't have the aim of becoming an "artist". Not so much of an intellectual no matter what other might think of me, my main focus since the age of 14 is records and the music they carry. And it's love as in passion, not a hipster posture or whatever.
Not rich, crate digging and trading to get those vintage 45's records took most of my time, mind and soul. And I could not yet focus and invest in a proper phono set-up. Anyhow I took a swift turn and went to university to become a "social worker" that I work as for some years. Then after having quit two social jobs for "ethical reasons", at 42, I found myself in my old house (1884) rehab into which I must learn and work into as a an improvised construction worker and engineer.
This gave me the thirst to start the DIY (I would have not dare before) tweak into my phono gear to great result and satisfaction. Since the work in the house eats most of my money, I couldn't afford the "plug and play" dream phono gear. Necessity became the mother of my tweaks. As a kid, dissatisfied with the institution of life, school that is, then onto an art student, then as a social worker dealing with human drama/tragedy and with administrative papers and finally as a construction worker and engineer, I am resilient. I think...