Meeting up with members even where there is no sale
Hey all,
I've been a member here for over 20 years. I've made some local friends in the Chicago area here over the years, but it has been increasingly difficult to meet up with folks when Audiogon prevents exchange of contact information.
I understand this when there is a sale and the site needs its commission. But to prevent us from doing anything off the forum/site seems harsh.
Is it accurate to say Audiogon prohibits this entirely?
I simply wanted to help a local guy with his crossovers and binding posts.
DPReview site, I am guessing far more members, makes private messages easier, and allows full sharing of personal info. there is NOT reasons not to allow it, except to prevent members making sales outside of Audiogon. Historic perhaps, however today. people list here, eBay, Reverb, US Audio Mart ... Actually lowering the price at sites with lower/no fees. My friends, cameras and audio actually alert others about items listed here. Even then, the item might be available elsewhere. |
I will be at Axpona this weekend. Geshelli labs will allow me to show speakers from my passion project to the community in their room on Friday from 6-7:30pm (after the official exhibit close). My passion is to handcraft real wood speakers with local wood sources and local craftsman. The quick backstory is a local handyman came to me and said "I'm gonna have a new baby and need some work, do you have any extra jobs for me". I replied... "wanna try building some speakers I was gonna DYI?" All are welcome. they are unique speakers (I think) and happy to talk to the community about their passions. Here's a pic of the subwoofer to give some ideas...
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How many times over the years did I want to go out and create a speaker to sell to audiophiles? Many. How about you? I thought it would be easy . . . it isn't. Takes a lot of work, sophisticated design and a host of bring-to-market ideas that I couldn't muster. I gave up. Not b2colchagoff. I have known b2colchagoff for over 6 years and have been watching him create these new speakers to display at AXPONA for many months. I can't make AXPONA this year but would suggest you give the Geshelli labs' room a visit on Friday from 6-7:30pm to see what b2colchagoff has created. He is using really sophisticated laser cutting to achieve finishes that would not have been possible just a few years ago. The speaker components are also of high quality with several twists with DSP that make them a very modern, high-performance speaker.
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