Meeting strangers at social events, I've learned not to say that I write about hi-fi for a living. It's generally a conversation killer&mdash;unless your idea of scintillating repartee is "People make a <I>living</I> doing that?" (Short answer: Not many, and not really.)

Meeting strangers at social events, I've learned not to say that I write about hi-fi for a living. It's generally a conversation killer&mdash;unless your idea of scintillating repartee is "People make a <I>living</I> doing that?" (Short answer: Not many, and not really.)

Meeting strangers at social events, I've learned not to say that I write about hi-fi for a living. It's generally a conversation killer&mdash;unless your idea of scintillating repartee is "People make a <I>living</I> doing that?" (Short answer: Not many, and not really.)

Meeting strangers at social events, I've learned not to say that I write about hi-fi for a living. It's generally a conversation killer&mdash;unless your idea of scintillating repartee is "People make a <I>living</I> doing that?" (Short answer: Not many, and not really.)

Meeting strangers at social events, I've learned not to say that I write about hi-fi for a living. It's generally a conversation killer&mdash;unless your idea of scintillating repartee is "People make a <I>living</I> doing that?" (Short answer: Not many, and not really.)