What is the MOST audiophile friendly city ???


Europe, America, Asia, wherever! And what criteria led you to your opinion?
ashra
I think the large Asian cities are much more serious than those here in the USA. Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore have murderer's rows of high end store and people who take music very seriously. My wife, who is from China, has several friends involved in the manufacture and distribution of high end audio equipment, who regularly call her, asking her to become their face in the US. From the feel I get, the high end is exploding in mainland China, and in a very mainstream way.

Special honors also goes to London. When you look at any of the English audio rags, it's apparent how much more in the forefront audio is than for us.

On the US side, Denver kind of seems to be at the fore these days. The traditional US epicenter, of course, has always been Boston, but the sun there is definitely setting.
i think the Seattle-Portland-Vancover B.C. area is very 'audiophile friendly'.

there are many active audiophiles that enjoy the community. we have VSAC and the Tube guys, there is Positive Feedback community. we have numerous small high end companies and the energy they provide. our climate and high-tech and acedemic environment fit with the audiophile profile. we have many transplanted asian audiophiles and are quite connected with HK and it's audiophiles.

within 200 miles of Seattle you can see and hear about anything out there one way or another.

there is more sheer volume of audiophiles and products in some other more populated areas but the Northwest is a good place to be an audiophile.