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Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, audio group.

I was thinking it might be nice to get a few connected states to start an audio club together. Twice a year we could set up a meeting near or at a members house. Another thing that would be great is to be able to see what items area available for local sale. I have found my self wanting to audition the gear for sale, but the cost of shipping an item tha I have never heard is hard. Many of those withing a couple hundred miles have things I would love to try, but they are all spread about. Don't have the time to drive 900 miles to check out speakers. Let me know if anyone else would like a swap/meet audio club near Ohio. I would be willing to host the first event. I live in central ohio.
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morgenholz
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One year later... I live on the north side of Indianapolis and have always wondered if anyone else here appreciates audio as anything other than X.1 of his home theater. As I am not particularly into television, my gear and systems are primarily vintage solid-state (1976-198) pre-remote pieces.
morgenholz
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Hello all,
Apologies for my delayed response; the past two months have been rather hectic... In response to Fathertime's considerations, one Saturday in the first quarter of the year would probably be a good target- where and when to be determined.

Here's where I am in this hobby: I've assembled several systems from 1976-1992 that represent what I would have owned in junior high school through grad school had I had the money. These comprise TOTL Kenwood, Harman/Kardon, and NAD separates powering period american-made speakers, mostly JBL, Spica, and Klipsch. Judging by my past history of collecting vintage japanese motorcycles, I will experiment with the above until the limits of utility and storage space are reached, then move toward a modern, mostly domestic/european high-end system or two that will be keepers. I'm going in two directions: Tubes and horns or electrostats for an all-analog system, and a solid-state digital system driving omnidirectionals for entertaining. If you're hearing things like VPI, Prima Luna, Quad, Klipschorn, Ohm Walsh, Portal Paladin, etc., you're hearing what I'm currently thinking about.

I did not mean to trash HT or multichannel-- my wife leans this way and I can always learn something in preparation... I'm just old school in my approach to hobbies (e.g. I'm down to one air-cooled motorbike with carbs)-- the rest of life is complex enough.

Let's find out how many of us have similar goals and interests.
Best,
Morgenholz
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