* **Hi-Fi** is a big part of my life. I listen not only to the music, but due to a {problem | not problem} with my mind, I see music as waveforms and spectra. This means I cannot listen to music on lo-fi systems e.g. youtube on a phone speaker. It just makes me upset. I've been the 'sound man' for many bands over the years, and it is the utmost fun. My home hi-fi is specified to be musically lovely and enjoyed by me. The paperwork spec's are great too, but you couldn't buy my system from Sevenoaks Hi-Fi (I worked there as a teenager) because it's not conventional or reviewed in the glossies.

* **PA** When musical enjoyment is not enough TURN IT UP! Who doesn't enjoy the very visceral thrill of a bass drum in a field over a wall of PA? So when I get the chance, I still do this. I don't go to gigs much, but if I get the chance to design, deploy or run anything over 1kW I will have a happy happy day! Of course this is also highly spec'ed equipment, run within tolerance, and designed to provide a musical dynamic. More horn loading, less beam forming, if you know what I mean...

* **Music making** is also great, but I've little talent and a poor memory, so getting my bass guitar to trigger midi and run [[https://kymatica.com/apps/aum|plugins on the ipad]] keeps me happy. Doubt I'll ever get to my lauded first album, let alone the difficult second one. (Probably break up with myself over creative differences well before then.)