Anyone in this hobby lonely like me and wish they could “hang” with a fellow audiophile?

Interestingly, vanagon enthusiasts notoriously use their vans to get away from people...and to gather in groups...

Audiophiles use their stereos similarly.

Definately not lonely, but it would be nice to connect with a local audiophile near NW IN.

My wife is a musician and loves to sit in when listening to my good system, but dang she is a more critcal listener than me. I have to do alot more eq adjusting for her, lol. Shes a streamer hopper where as I like to play a whole vinyl album side.

So for me, the solo listening times are when I most connect with the music. 

i miss this too...

I never recover the only one i had yooung nor the other i lost of my sight after my retirement...

The 2 guys I could talk with about this stuff have both died in the last 5 years, so I come here (and go to web sites for places like Stereophile and The Absolute Sound) and read the reviews/comments. Sometimes I'll watch videos on YouTube from alleged audiophiles and experts.

Back in the 1970's, high school and college days, a lot of my friends had nice stereos and we would get together and talk about girls, listen to some great rock, and then talk about more girls.  Updating your system was a bit of an ongoing competition (albeit at the low end of the price spectrum).  So, a lot of active and social listening sessions.

Most of these friends have moved on or I have lost contact with them over the years. And I doubt if any continued to pursue this as a hobby in any serious fashion. 

I do miss the camaraderie associated with the jam sessions back in the day. I live in Central Ohio, so if any of you guys are in that area, let me know.  Would love to listen to some other systems and see how mine stacks up.