How to find local audiophiles

On the other side, being  a music lover with an appreciation for good equipment is a good way to spend time  for introverts like myself.  I think being in sales for 45 years and talking all day long has tired me out of talking a lot. Being introverted doesn't mean you don't like people.  It means you are happier by yourself.

Audiogon needs to openly encourage optionally sharing contact information. 

I live in Plainfield, NJ 07062 and use private messages here to get my contact info to others, and have made several new friends from this site: J, J, S, R, D, R

I travel to 3 of their homes, they all come individually to my house or we plan related activities, visit VAS together, shop for LP's, trade links online .... We play their LPs here, mine, plug in their preamp/phono stage/cartridges, hear differences together, and share our content, favorite artists ....

One at a time during covid, I am thinking of planning a shared gathering here.

Audiogon needs to openly encourage optionally sharing contact information. 

It's their policy to filter it out in messaging, you can't share contact info.

It would be nice to know the who’s, what’s and where’s of members who all are understandably blocked so as to avoid nixing Audiogon’s percentage(s) take on sales. I know I’m in N Cal near Sacromento in 95616 land.

Most members names are not their names in “real life”. I have sleuthed out a few who have been most kind and helpful to me. Despite some typical cyber thuggery most members are kind and helpful. Very.

Some local audiophiles don’t want to be found I suspect for a host of reasons perhaps security factoring in for many? Finding local kindred spirits would sure be nice (as would be less time online) but friends and family sate above all.

It would be nice if Audiogon allowed contact information sharing. But their business is in bringing together buyers and sellers. Their revenues disappear... as does the forum... if folks simply see posting of stuff for sale and then do a deal outside of Audiogon. So, I can’t see any way they could do that and survive.