Albert, I hope you realize how blessed you are to have a wonderful core group of audiophile friends. I have a feeling you may be an exception to the prevailing trend.
When I lived in NJ I had a nice handful of audiophile friends. I also belonged to the NJ Audio Society which gave me frequent contact with those members who regularly attended meetings.
But my recent move to Tucson AZ has me a bit confused and I confess I feel isolated out here. I've made a few friends, and definitely value them, but don't see them as often as I'd like. This lack of frequent visitation may also have to do with me being a non-smoker and almost all the others being smokers who are not afraid to light up whether it bothers me or not. (They probably don't even think to consider how distasteful smoking is to a non-smoker.)
I understand that there are a lot of audiophiles in the Phoenix area, and maybe I should look there to make more friends. That said, Phoenix is a good couple hour drive from my location, and their Audio/Video society usually meets on a day and time that I cannot attend.
I enjoy listening by myself and also sharing music with my wife and son, but it would be nice to find a few local audiophile friends who don't need to light up while they listen. Oh well, such is life.
When I lived in NJ I had a nice handful of audiophile friends. I also belonged to the NJ Audio Society which gave me frequent contact with those members who regularly attended meetings.
But my recent move to Tucson AZ has me a bit confused and I confess I feel isolated out here. I've made a few friends, and definitely value them, but don't see them as often as I'd like. This lack of frequent visitation may also have to do with me being a non-smoker and almost all the others being smokers who are not afraid to light up whether it bothers me or not. (They probably don't even think to consider how distasteful smoking is to a non-smoker.)
I understand that there are a lot of audiophiles in the Phoenix area, and maybe I should look there to make more friends. That said, Phoenix is a good couple hour drive from my location, and their Audio/Video society usually meets on a day and time that I cannot attend.
I enjoy listening by myself and also sharing music with my wife and son, but it would be nice to find a few local audiophile friends who don't need to light up while they listen. Oh well, such is life.