OP. Agreed! Just made new audiophile friend in my town. Went and listened to his bi amped system that he (mostly) built himself. Amazing sound quality! It sounded better that any showroom setup I’ve ever heard. Including d’Agostino monos driving Wilson’s!
Listening to other audiophiles rigs will help to accelerate your journey to audio nirvana!
Our hobby can be solitary existence. It can also be an extremely social experience.
When I got back into the hobby after a 15 year hiatus; my amp died and my wife asked me to get the stereo out of the living room, I started a FB private hifi group to mainly gain information about music releases and gear topics I wanted to learn more about. That was in 2019, also the year I joined Audiogon.
Since then my group has led me to meet some very cool audiophiles from around the country. I’m also looking forward to meeting some in Europe who’ve I’ve gotten to know in my group. Currently I’m in NYC on the last day of my “HiFi Vuchcation 2.0” I’ve been here for eight days listening to a couple of my audiophile buddies rigs and hanging out.
I’ve learned a lot this trip, some things I’ll employ when I get back home. I’ve also gained an appreciation of sonics as you go up the ladder, especially vinyl related. The buddy I’m staying with this week has the Acoustic Signature INVICTUS turntable with a couple 5 figure tonearms and cartridges to match. The rest of his gear is just as incredible!
I’ve also learned a lot from the local audiophile group I created in my hometown. We have about 10 active members. We go to each others homes for listening sessions. One member just rented offic space downtown for our “clubhouse!” There are two listening rooms and a room for extra gear, albums and a Degritter machine.
As audiophiles we buy gear but don’t always know if our gear is reaching its sonic potential in our rooms? Having access to other audiophiles listening rooms and experience can really accelerate the learning curve hopefully leading to sonic bliss!
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One member just rented offic space downtown for our “clubhouse!” That's serious dedication. Does that member pay the monthly rent/electric bill also?? Very generous, if so. "Some members here are awesome. And then there are the narcissistic weird jerks with too much to spend like anywhere in society." Always nice having a social gathering, when a hobby like audio is involved, it can get weird.
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@tablejockey Yes, the member who rented space does pay the rent and I assume other utilitity bills. He said he was going to do it for a year and would ask us to chip in if he keeps it. He’s a real estate agent and said he’s also using it as an office, although I don’t think he has clients meet him there unless they’re into audio. Some of the other members have gear there but the majority of gear and albums are his. He likes to buy a lot of used gear and this is the place he keeps most of it. |
" He said he was going to do it for a year and would ask us to chip in" Hah! In my initial post, I was going to include "asking for a donation/organized meetings- that's when I tap out" but didn't want to appear as "negative guy" "He’s a real estate agent and said he’s also using it as an office" That's a "creative write off"
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