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anyone with a 'system' near me?

Maybe this has already been though of, but a recent ad of someone selling their equipment in my geographic area has inspired this idea: I think it would be great if we could locate fellow audiophiles living nearby so we would be able get together and listen to each others' systems. I think it would be great fun and very educational. For myself, I sometimes feel like I'm the only person around with the passion, but I'm sure there are others living close by who feel the same. This concept could grow into organized clubs, where groups can get together, and even organize events and visits to other groups in nearby (or distant) locals. Heck, there are Harley clubs; why not Audiophile clubs? There could even be alliances like the Audio Researcher's and the Kreller's, and we could do shoot-outs of one group's best system vs other's. We could arrange conventions where we set systems up and have blind listening test contests...The possibilities are limitless! I'd be willing to bet that merchants would love to attend events like this and possibly offer discount prices on their products for those attending such conventions. I don't have any formal plan yet to get the ball rolling, but a brainstorming session would be a great way to start. Hopefully, this thread will get things started, and then this could be moved into a new thread category, specifically for the purpose of bringing fellow individual audiophiles and groups/clubs together? What do you think?
audiojerry
joolz
64 posts
 
yeh! then we can pull out the mice and plastic tubes and have a hoot!!!!
gthirteen
355 posts
 
hahahahahahahahahaha. Actually, I think it is a good idea, but quite hard to implement. Unless you're in a really large metro area, there's probably about 20 people within 100 square miles (if you're lucky) that share your interests. The bset thing to do is work on a local level, and let things go from there. Find a few people and get rolling. Good luck
ramstl
342 posts
 
Just putting together some sort of directory would be a good idea!
kkirkpac099
85 posts
 
Pay no attention to the first two deadhearts... It's normal for healthy humans to desire the company of others with similar intrests. G13 is right about it being a lot of work. I belong to the Chicago Audiophile Society and it's almost out of the question for anyone to bring in an entire system. Usually, a club officer will provide speakers or a front-end to complete whatever the guest-of-the-month has brought. We have had the "Heavy Hitters" of the industry bring their toys for our enjoyment. We also have flea-market sales which are very popular. If you decide to become the president (i.e., do most of the work), you benefit from being able to attend industry-only functions (CES, etc.) and manufacturers actually lend you $$$ equipment for evaluation! SWEET! Anyway, the hobby, excuse me, "fever" needs go-getters like you to keep things rolling! Roll on!
rcprince
3,070 posts
 
There are a number of audio societies and clubs out there--in NJ we have the New Jersey Audio Society, NY has The Audiophile Society, the Gotham Audio Society and probably more. Stereophile has some of them listed under their Industy Update column--you should check to see if there is one near you. Good luck!
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