Renting out your audio room

I once started a post here where I asked whether people would pay to listen to ultra high end systems. Everyone said no. Not sure if the thread is still in the archives.

I think they have something similar already. It's called Karaoke.

I dreamed about making mini home theaters similar to what you are talking about...then I woke up when I realized that it was a total pipedream. And Pbb...i think that the reason that no B&B's or resorts offer high end listening rooms is that...
A: they have never thought about high end audio themselves...they probably think they are doing you a favor putting a bigscreen tv & a dvd in a commons room

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B:..if it were to happen...there would probably be more people battling over the use of the listening room than the treadmills...hahahahaha after all...how often do you see people using the hotel gyms? If there was a high end listening room...I have a funny feeling that I would end up sleeping in there rather than my room LOL

Ellery

Actually, I do rent out my audio room. I have a couple of recording studios that use it to proof their master CDs before going to print. In almost every case, they have found something wrong with their CD that they did not hear on their own setup.

The whole trick is making sure your system (room, speakers, amps, cables, etc.) is much better than what they have. It is actually not too hard finding better speakers or amps than most of the recording studios but it often is extremely hard making sure your room is better than theirs. For me to reproduce my room somewhere else (like in an office space), my estimate is that it would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $60k (that is strictly for the room remodeling and acoustical treatment, not the stuff that goes in it like speakers, amps, etc.). The start-up cost makes it totally impractical for most people but works in my special case.

Julian

I think they have something similar already. It's called being a dealer. (Hi Viggen ;^)