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How did you hear about Audiogon?

My audio experience has definately changed (most of the time for the better) ever since I started logging on to Audiogon. I am curious how did you fellow audiogoners heard about this website? I know I didn't hear about it from any of my local dealers. They always give me this dirty look when ever I mention about this website while visiting their stores. Also, I am wonder how they came up with the name Audiogon? The name probably reflects more of a selling site rather than an audio forum. If you had a chance to name this site what would you call it? I think I would call it, www.audioswapmeet.com, just to put some sense of humor into it. One a side note, I used to logon a lot the first few months after discovering the website. My wife started to wonder if I had a online girlfriend. I told her most of the guys here are like me, who spends more time playing with their equipments than with the opposite sex. (keep it clean guys)

Let me start by saying that I heard of this site when searching on the web for some product infomation. What started as a personal knowledge journey turned into a journey costing thousands of dollars.
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driver
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I started at Audioreview about 3 years ago buying & selling gear & from there found this place. When AR changed their format I stopped going there & have done almost all of my on-line deals here since. I still use my local dealer but A-gon has opened up many doors for me & allowed me to try gear I would otherwise not been able to.

I also remember reading one of the papers Sean mentions. I think it was based in Crewe, VA & since I'm not too far from there, had a early look at it. Never did buy or sell anything through it though.

Never thought much about the name but I think too much deviation from it & some people wouldn't be able to make the connection. Sorta like when Blue Cross changed its name to Athena. Now where did they come up with that? How about Audiogone? (meaning both the item & your mind are), or is that what it means already?
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
I think about three years ago when I was researching speakers at Audioreview I saw a reference to this site..
matt8268
92 posts
 
Searched Google for a speaker I had heard at a high-end shop, found it for sale in an Audiogon ad.
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daddy0
46 posts
 
Ironically enough, from a local A/V dealer. I was trying to sell a Denon HT receiver so that I could buy the latest upgraded receiver from him. He wanted to sell the new receiver so bad that he told me to go on Audiogon to sell the older one. Obviously I already had the upgrade fever, but after doing a deal or two on Audiogon and realizing how easy it was to swap out components and continue to upgrade at a minimal cost, it spiraled out of control.

I still occasionally buy gear from him, but only when I know I will have the unit for a long time and want to make sure I get the factory warranty. Even then, I won't buy from him unless I can get a screaming deal on a demo or B-stock item.
Audiogon spoils you, and I mean that in a good way.
sherod
1,690 posts
 
Hey Driver. The Crewe,Va. classified ad paper is/was Audiomart. I bought and sold several items many years ago through them. Nice folks. They should have jumped on the band wagon sooner and could have beat Audiogon to the punch to an internet site. The Gon is here to stay.
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