atomicAdam
02-26-2009, 01:54 PM
Idea for new Forum/Lasting Thread
One of the things I've been reading a lot, but have seen very little of on AudioReview.com, is people have listening parties. I think you know what I mean. Someone has a house, with some gear, other people have gear, people decide on a date and location, everyone bring some speakers or amps or what have you. Everyone listen, do that crazy social face to face intermingling and then go home having listened to more stuff and learned a little.
How does a dedicated forum or long last thread for something like that sound?
There are a lot of things I'd like to hear, and I am not too found on retail shops because I hate sales pressure. Meeting up with folks and sharing gear on the other hand sounds much better.
Or even doing something like they do on ridemonkey.com or fazed.net. We come up with a date, a location, rent a venue, everyone brings some gear, and just spend a day or two listening to stuff we haven't had the chance to listen to before.
Yada yada I know this has been done before, but there doesn't seem to be any going on now. Unless I've missed something.
Thoughts?
Here - I'll be the first. I live in the Oakland, near the lake, anyone that wants to compare amps/pre-amps and bookshelf speakers of the mid-fi level lets get together some night.
One of the things I've been reading a lot, but have seen very little of on AudioReview.com, is people have listening parties. I think you know what I mean. Someone has a house, with some gear, other people have gear, people decide on a date and location, everyone bring some speakers or amps or what have you. Everyone listen, do that crazy social face to face intermingling and then go home having listened to more stuff and learned a little.
How does a dedicated forum or long last thread for something like that sound?
There are a lot of things I'd like to hear, and I am not too found on retail shops because I hate sales pressure. Meeting up with folks and sharing gear on the other hand sounds much better.
Or even doing something like they do on ridemonkey.com or fazed.net. We come up with a date, a location, rent a venue, everyone brings some gear, and just spend a day or two listening to stuff we haven't had the chance to listen to before.
Yada yada I know this has been done before, but there doesn't seem to be any going on now. Unless I've missed something.
Thoughts?
Here - I'll be the first. I live in the Oakland, near the lake, anyone that wants to compare amps/pre-amps and bookshelf speakers of the mid-fi level lets get together some night.