[ephrank]

... I joined head-fi!

My wallet still hurts

 

[Sonic Defender]

Nice to see long time members still around! Your wallet may hurt, but I'll bet you have had a great time trying out gear. This is definitely a hobby where it is very much about the journey.

 

[setmenu]

yep been a member a while myself typing listening to dub step listening with ER4 , diy amp and sansa clip, so no much changes

 

[gerelmx1986]

15 years ago I had my first (sony) mp3 player. The network Walkman NW-E507. Had a very cool looking monochrome oled display in a mirrored finish that made it appear floating.

For today's standards (FLAC, HR-FLAC & DSD) seems small... at only 1GB (953MB after format). Back then I used mp3 at 192kbps CBR, with so, the thing held 120 songs. I had around 100 albums.

Now i have a wm1A with 128GB internal ... empty as my music is in two 1TB micro SD cards (953GB after formatting).. each card holds approx 30.000 tracks. Now I have 3400+ albums all lossless a mix of 16/24-bit FLAC between 44 1 and 352.8kHz as well as DSD from 2.8 to 11.2MHz

 

[zywalek]

15 years ago I had only siemens sl45i phone. It was my first mp3 player. I could only have 8 songs on it xD

 

[Spareribs]

My food hobby has done lots of wallet damage. I’ve literally spent thousands and thousands of dollars on bars and restaurants

 

[SilverEars]

... I joined head-fi!

My wallet still hurts

How did you early birds to this hobby run into such a niche area of the web? I ran into headfi later due to hype of a product, which isn't a surprise in audio.

 

[Spareribs]

That was interesting time period. Back then, people had flip phones but no smart phones. Phone booths were still around but severely declining

I think if you went into a thrift store, used VHS tapes very abundant but flat screen TVs were not fully main stream yet.- and it was Plasma TVs.

Internet cafes were a thing and you could go there and check your email.

Those were the dark ages! Fire and the wheel were around too!

 

[Spareribs]

Also, 15 years ago (at the time of this writing)....YouTube was born!

It was an infant. So yes in some ways, life was more simple

 

[Redcarmoose]

 

[Elvis1986]

... I joined head-fi!

My wallet still hurts

hahah mine is too
I dreamt about a car 15 years ago! and still have this dream)) so no changes for it...going on dreaming

 

[Redcarmoose]

Your wallet hurts? I don’t own a wallet. No nice watch, and a car? Lol don’t make me laugh.

 

[Spareribs]

Back then, if you invested in an expensive audiophile stereo rig, it should still sound awesome. I have an old DAC that I bought used. I think it’s from around 2001 and it sounds great.

If you have an old amp that’s well built with a good quality big power supply, it will also sound good no matter what decade you are in. Audio gear is kind of like musical instruments (in some ways) A good sound is a good sound whether it’s 1969 or 2069.