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I just learned that I’m not nearly as obsessed with audio as I thought. 
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He’s not generating his own power, still suckling at the public power teat?!
Where is the commitment? You pedal that generator bike!!
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For real, tho. Japan is kind nuts when it comes to hobbies, especially retirees. They get so laser-focused on a single hobby, that they craft their lifestyles around it. (of course not everyone, but far beyond the western multi-hobby focus)
And it’s not too bad finding this bleed-over in thrift shops. 
Even in the small town I lived in, I’d find some premium juicy equipment, maybe just a scratch on it. Fuck I wanted that stuff so badly. 
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I just have this story in mind, but can’t remember who the individual is, nor where I read it from.
Either way, it was this crazy studio guy who build a studio worth several millions of dollars. He had his own power and everything, but the craziest detail I remember is putting 3 tons of concrete (or something) for the loudspeakers.
There are definitely extremists in this hobby. Me, I like them. I love seeing things pushed to extremes.
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you just reminded me of a guy who poured an isolated slab in his basement to house his electron microscope on. the images he’s shared from his obsession are wunderbar, though!
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Yup, people do some extreme stuff.
If i am not mistaken, this guy was from Japan. If he wasn’t from Japan, he was from somewhere in the US.
Also I think that the whole thing was underground… imagine just pulling up with the cement truck to set 3 tonnes of concrete to secure some loudspeakers in a studio. That must’ve been nuts. But hey, the guy had his own power line or whatever. $$$$$$