Music

here is the story of the first time I heard Hotel California on a hi-fi system:

* hi-fi and ramen
I caught the hi-fi bug while still in college, meaning that I had no money and had chosen a terrible hobby for my circumstances. nevertheless, I persisted and was determined to buy a pair of passive speakers and an integrated amp.

I found a pair of Totem Rainmaker bookshelf speakers on marketplace for $465. this was way more than I should have spent at the time but it wasn’t anything that ramen for a few months (or years) couldn’t solve. the speakers were made by a local company not far from where I lived in Montreal and featured black ash wood cabinetry, paper woofers, and metal dome tweeters. and, most importantly, they were $465.

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* can't buy a thrill
after showing me his basement full of at least three more sets of speakers and electronics ("do you want to buy some stands too??"), I left Speaker Dad's home with my new (to me) set of bookshelf speakers and a newfound obsession.

I sold those speakers after a couple years but I still listen to Hotel California every so often to bring me back to the feeling I had in that weird kitchen.

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thank you for reading!

will be interesting to see if/how niche hi-fi knowledge and culture is passed on from the current gen to the next

looking forward to a future where we have a story like this of our own to tell. thanks for sharing