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

Good post OP. I’m in the same boat and, as I’ve read, so are most of the other ‘Gon members. My mentor, who got me started in this addiction 5 years ago,  lives in Dallas and it’s an airplane ride for me. I’ve gotten some fine hand-me-downs from him and occasionally I’ll travel to Dallas to attend the audio shows there with him. Other than that, there is no one to listen to music with. My other friends are golf buddies who don’t seem to care much about music and my wife supports me but could care less to listen. So I agree with @yakatak that it’s good to show your state. You never know what could develop…..

Steve in SC

@orenstein 

Thank you.

That is an amazing system. It must sound fantastic.

I am a Linn man myself, but have heard Naim systems with Kudos Titan  loudspeakers many times at dealer’s. Didn’t quite get at first as sound is different to what I was used to. Soon got to love it though, as the quality soon  shone through the unfamiliar character. 

I found creating s virtual system here to be a useful exercise. Not only analysed the system, but also clarified my philosophy of audio.

Happy listening. Regards, John

@asvjerry 

Thanks, Jerry. All the best, John

newton_john

I don't think it's possible to post photos on this site, but if you go onto the Naim Forum, I'd be happy to share some good ones.

Mitch

Yeah, I get where you are coming from. None of my friends are audio nuts, certainly not in the way that I am. To them, anything that plays music gets treated like an appliance, like the refrigerator. The complexity of most home theater gear is intimidating and I think turns many people away from digging down into the weeds and trying to understand it. To a lesser degree I think the same thing applies to a 2 channel system. I love the music and love to sit and listen. I also just enjoy interacting with the equipment, as well as doing the occasional upgrades, to make the music play. Having friends who appreciated a good system and sharing a listening session with me would be nice. This would usually mean finding someone who shares your particular taste in music, and that makes it a bit more challenging. There are no audio enthusiast groups in the area that I am aware of, and having lived here most of my life, I think I would probably know about one if it existed. Living in central VA there are no dealers close by anymore. The closest thing to a dealer is Crutchfield in Charlottesville and that is nearly 2 hours away. Hardly close enough to casually drive over and hang out. Used to have 3 local shops with a variety of gear available, the only thing local now is Best Buy and that is hardly what I would call a dealer.