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So what kind of hobbies do you folks have?


I have a pretty massive stamp collection. Over 150,000 uniques and well over a million duplicates.

I've also started magnet fishing recently.

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> I have a pretty massive stamp collection. Over 150,000 uniques and well over a million duplicates.

Wow! Nothing that intense here. My interests tend to wander, and I don't stick with one thing for too long. A few years ago I did a lot of work on my geneaology; haven't done that in a while but I've still got all the data, ready to pick it up again when I decide to revisit it. Before that it was B/W film photography. I had a small darkroom area that I had set up in my basement. Last year the hobby was writing a couple of add-on modules for a freeware game. The year before it was silent movies. Next year, who knows what it will be?

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I paint and up until this year, I considered travel to be a hobby.

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Stereo equipment. I subscribe to Stereophile and The Absolute Sound.

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You're a whataphile?

*Proceeds to call authorities*

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They like solid, hard things in 3 dimensions.....according to the Greek root of the word ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜†

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"Some say audiophiles have no sense of humor" - After watching this, they are still saying it

https://www.stereophile.com/content/audiophile-humor-herb-steve

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I think audio changed Steve Guttenberg. He looks different than his Police Academy days.

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I love stereo. I'm sad that the masses don't understand it's appeal and are buying units that are a left/right speaker in one, thus negating the purpose of stereo, the stereo field.

I love to set up my speakers and sit exactly between the two so that I can feel that field. Headphones just don't create the same effect.

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I feel the same way about headphones. I only use them for late night listening.

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I have two complete systems in my house now so I havenโ€™t bought much new lately. The one thing Iโ€™m in the market for is a new mixer to go between two of my turntables. Oh, and if I ever find a cheap Technics 1200, I would buy it immediately. ๐Ÿ‘

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Check this (scroll to the bottom for the price) https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/technics-sl-1000r-turntable-1

Do you pronounce it tech-nicks or techniques?

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I pronounce it as tech-nicks. They just command such a high price, even the old used ones, and I need two of them. ๐Ÿ˜ณ

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Movies, music, stand-up comedy...

Traveling used to be a hobby

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I collect vhs, dvd, cassettes, movie posters and vinyl records. I hunt, fish and do a garden every year. I usually have a boat or truck restoration project also.

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I have a modest collection ( about seventy ) of vintage safety razors dating back from the 1920's through to the 1970's as well as present day new safety razors. I also collect DVD's and Blu-rays. The images are not of my razors but I have those models in good condition:

Gillette New Short Comb - late 1930's to 1940's
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5f/57/a8/5f57a854bcacd59e6075098c121d5565.jpg

Gillette Super Speed Red Tip - 1950's
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1100/0406/products/rhodium-gillette-red-tip-safety-razor-above-the-tie_638_600x.jpg?v=1532610244



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Hey, that's cool. An old friend's father was a collector and seller of stamps.

I collect gin, whiskey, vodka, and all sorts of bottles of booze. Full bottles never opened. It's strange because I don't drink myself I just like the bottles.

I do a ton a jigsaw puzzles.

PC games.

All sorts of shit I do. Hah-hah.

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I like alcohol bottles too....some are very fancy, with nice labels, frostings, cases etc.
I donโ€™t drink either, but can buy them (specifically single malt Scottish whiskey) for my partner who does drink the contents and displays the bottles.

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> It's strange because I don't drink myself I just like the bottles.

I drink and I never save the bottles. Maybe we should work out some kind of arrangement. ;)

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Astronomy, photography, road tripping, listening to music and a bit of fooling around with synthesizers.

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