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
I was just trying to get the ball rolling. I'm glad to see the results so far. Like I said, this was meant to be a brainstorming session to elicit ideas. As far as using this thread to actually get together, I think that might best be done by creating separate threads by location, or by asking audiogon to form a separate category for this purpose: something like 'Getting Together', or 'Sharing'. If that sounds 'gay' to some of you, then you can just remain in your rooms by yourselves, and enjoy whatever it is that you do with yourself. PS, I live in the general area of Milwaukee, WI
The directory sounds good to me. I'm in the Sacramento area-zip 95661. Anyone near?
Ditto the suggestion to look at the front pages of Stereophile -- along the bottom of the initial pages in each issue they list the names, meeting places, and times for local audiophile clubs. For example, in the Seattle area, the Pacific NW Audio Society meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at church on Mercer Island. Audio societies are a great place to share ideas, listen to other people's gear, etc., and you don't have the hassle of organizing the thing or finding a place to meet. Additionally, most of the larger clubs have club-owned systems that form a good benchmark comparison for other equipment.
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