Maryland,Wash.DC Metro area

Hello Everyone!

I'm in Baltimore and in love with this hobby as well as all of you. Our individual passions for this glorious hobby transcends words, and I'll bet it's unanimous the great pleasure that listening to music at home brings to you,too. So let's get it on!

From my experience (and I've been addicted to High End Audio since 1988), rarely have I met "knowledgeable" veterans of the business (i.e. "dealers") who were willing to answer my endless sundry of amateur questions. Perhaps, it's because many audiophiles are assumed to be musicians or have a technical background as engineers and, therefore, expected to know the basics before delving into a quest for the absolute sound. . . .But that's the past. At this point I'm simply elated and excited in having discovered these websites/discussion forums. Glad to be the new kid on the block!

The journals (TAS & Stereophile)have served me well over the years, and I consider myself to be (figuratively) up to speed with the mavens of high end audio. What I need from you guys is the solid rules, suggestions and can't miss-type advice. I agree that this hobby is largely a mater of personal taste, as far as achieving a sound that's "just right". Still, I'm certain that the path to every system-oasis benefits from inarguable "tweaks or better stii, synergies learned from trial and error. Sharing information of this sort assists the serious-minded as the knowledge helps to avoid repeated (expensive!) upgrading.

So, my friends, heartily I welcome all comments. Particularily those germane to the biamplification of IRS Betas (this is my cup of tea). Email me at: Lhegie@home.com

Sounds like a great idea. Just moved to Rockville from Rochester a few months ago.

Looks like there are lots of people in the area who have the same affliction I do. It started about two years ago and I'm having a blast.

I figure we can start right here, right now. The previous posts on this thread are spread out over a few months. If we can get a discussion going on this very thread, and if the discussion is good, we can think about taking the discussion elsewhere.

Like I said before, I discovered this 'hobby' about two years ago. I'm really happy with my system, but would have done things a little different if I knew then what I know now. I'm intrigued by tubes, but my speakers are very difficult to drive. I'm intrigued by vinyl, but my pre-amp has no phone stage.

In the meantime, I'm doing some work on my digital front end. Staying with redbook for the time being.

If you guys/gals are interested in getting a club going, let's start something right here.

- Charlie

Anyone have any idea when or where to start?

Got to be cheaper than therapy, sound better too! I'm from So.MD.(Calvert County). Love collecting and talking about vinyl, music and audio. Count me in too

Count me in. I live in Baltimore...and have the audiophile bug big time!!! Let me know if anything develops.

I'm near Olney, MD. I'm in the midst of building a quality 2-channel system. I'd be very interested in forming an "audio society". Let's face it, you don't run into too many audiophiles on a daily basis. At first anyway, I think it would be best to keep in an informal, social club. Music lovers enjoying music and music systems together. If, in the future, we wanted to get more formal and evolve into something like the Boston Audio Society, that would be great. For now though, let's just have some fun!

i'm about 10 minutes west of fredneck - er, i mean frederick. club-stuff doesn't go over too well chez-sedon, what w/me also active w/alfas, panteras, motorcycles, & two young children. (and, this time of the year, ~6 hrs of mowing/week). but, who knows - i mite be up for sometin', sometime...

saxatilis, ewe can ameliorate what is prolly yust a typical case of digital nastiness by inserting an ase z-man, or a musical fidelity (x-10?) tubed buffer-stage between the nad & the marantz. this was the only way i could tolerate cd's, until i got a decent tube preamp. as these tings were only ~$200 brand-gnu, they're quite reasonable on the used market...

also, for those into jazz, latin, african, carribean music, i *highly* recommend a quality tuna, set to 89.3 - wpfw. i find that at least half my listening is now done w/the tuna as the source.

regards, doug s.

Hey! Lets get it going!
I'm in alexandria. I know a few people from work who would be into it, and I know a few in the national symphony are way into it.

I would be interested in seeing people share experiences, advice, and system/listening suggestions. I'm in Rockville. Let me knwo if something forms.

I am in Reston, and I guess I am not a big 'club' person. If this turns in to something pretty informal, count me in. I have a system with which I am very happy, still learning a lot about taming my room and getting the acoustics right. Would love some help!

Larryr,
I'd probably benefit from the advice of 'local' audiophiles so I'd like to see such a club start up. I'm afraid I have more problems and few if any answers or things to discuss. I'm really on the very low end of audiophile and seem to have put together a poor reciever (NAD 7100)/CD (Marantz CD63)/Speaker (B&W 602) combo. The upper high freqencies are too harsh. Especially when voices sing words with 's' in them, sounds like a prolonged 'zzzzzz'. Any advice?