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How did you hear about Audiogon?

My audio experience has definately changed (most of the time for the better) ever since I started logging on to Audiogon. I am curious how did you fellow audiogoners heard about this website? I know I didn't hear about it from any of my local dealers. They always give me this dirty look when ever I mention about this website while visiting their stores. Also, I am wonder how they came up with the name Audiogon? The name probably reflects more of a selling site rather than an audio forum. If you had a chance to name this site what would you call it? I think I would call it, www.audioswapmeet.com, just to put some sense of humor into it. One a side note, I used to logon a lot the first few months after discovering the website. My wife started to wonder if I had a online girlfriend. I told her most of the guys here are like me, who spends more time playing with their equipments than with the opposite sex. (keep it clean guys)

Let me start by saying that I heard of this site when searching on the web for some product infomation. What started as a personal knowledge journey turned into a journey costing thousands of dollars.
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sean
6,231 posts
 
Another "good" name for the forums might be "Comparing Notes". Get it ??? : ) Sean
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richingoth
326 posts
 
About a year ago I was reading reviews on Audioreview.com and notice some people purchased some great gear from here. I'm a GON-er for life now. Thanks!
sherod
1,690 posts
 
Sean, you're such a "punny" guy !
4yanx
1,576 posts
 
Believe it or not, from a DEALER. And not only that, but a dealer that doesn't advertise on Audiogon. I was about to "replunge" myself into the cauldron of audio and was looking for a turntable. Most of the delares near me are HT nuts and think of a turntable as something on which to spin plasma TV for better views. He suggested Audiogon. I will not mention his name in the spirit of saving his house and car from rock throwing! :-)
mezmo
516 posts
 
Yea, I was just cruising the web, stumbled on it about three years ago, and I've been a gonner ever since. (Actaully bought my first Thiels from the Audioreview classifieds back when they were worth while -- but it's been nothing but the Gon ever since).

As for dealers and the internet, I was stunned to be talking with one of the major high-end shops here in NYC about trade-ins and have them tell me that I'd be better off selling on "Audiogon or some other place on the web." Shoot, I knew that, but I was seriously considering the convenience factor of a trade-in and there he goes sending me back to the 'Gon. It's hardly news, but I thought it was a shockingly progressive and enlightened stance to be getting from a major dealer. Another large dealer, the one with possibly the largest selection/stock of on-site used gear in the business, ditched it entirley. All gone--officially no longer focusing on the used business. For all the chatter about how the internet is reshaping the industry, here's at least two significant players who've thrown in the towel as far as competing in the used market goes.
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