South Florida - join in and make a REAL effort!

Audiophiles and music nerds of Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe, Collier counties, if you're interested in meeting other hobbyists, now is the chance :-)

Ha!  Well, I cannot help your theory, Tomaras is a Greek name!  Though I am several generations American, so the Greek is pretty dilute.  But glad to see you posted to my thread!  Would you be interested in taking part in some sort of local group?  Not necessarily the kind of group with weekly meet ups - who has time for that!?  But perhaps a conversation here and there with an odd meet up perhaps.

Great! Chazro and Himiguel, can you share your email addresses? The reason I ask is, it may take a little time for people to chime in here, and once I see that we have real interest, it will be great to send a note to everyone. As far as I know, there is no way to send messages to users on this forum, so email will be a good way to reach everyone simultaneously. If you're like me, people go through periods of time where you may not use audiogon for a while.

I think a fun activity for a meetup could be that a host offers his home for some listening, and perhaps two other members bring some different speaker cables, to explore the differences in a particular system. Not necessarily because the host is in the market for cables, but rather just to educate our ears and have a group discussion. Another way to do that would be to use the cable company's lending library and chip in for the cost, and experience a cable comparison together.  And of course, discuss the nuances over some nice malt whiskey!

Sounds promising! Did you use meetup to find the members, or did you find the members on audiogon and then direct the group to use meetup for communications?

One of the big problems I find with this forum is that if a user does not remain active with any particular post, even if he or she has interest, the momentum dies.  If there was a way to more effectively communicate with a group, a club could get off the ground!

Thanks Neil, you're on the list!

himiguel & chazro, please send me an email. My email address is at the top of this thread. I'll add you as well. As soon as we get a handful of interested parties we can see what we feel like doing with this thing!

Thanks Nkonor, coincidentally, I am also from Chicago!  Hopefully something interesting will arise from this effort.

I am not looking for much, just a new acquaintance or two who would enjoy getting nerdy about audio.  It would be fun to host some people at my home for a high dB music session, and it would be great to hear other systems as well. Could be very educational.

i recall a special moment back in the mid 90's in Chicago. I was in college at the time. I wandered into Audio Consultants in Evanston. I informed the salesman that I was a poor college student who would mind drooling over the equipment, and that I didn't want to take up any of the staff's time.  The man told me to forget about that, he said he wasn't busy at all, and  he was happy to assist in blowing my mind.

He led me into a room with a pair of B&W  Nautilus Speakers bi-amped with a pair of Mark Levinson amplifiers for each speaker. He asked me what I'd like to hear, and with out hesitation, I requested Dark Side Of The Moon.  I don't recall if it was vinyl or digital, I only remember the crazy looking speakers and the huge Levinson amplifiers.  Mind blown, seeds of addiction planted!  

lostbears, 

There are a few interesting shops in the Miami area.  Sound Components in Coral Gables, Deja Vu Audio South in Miami's Design District, and The Audio Salon in the Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables.  Tampa is pretty far from me, so I am not aware of what they have going on.  Though Eric Lang has a home automation shop in Orlando that has some nice hifi (Wilson Audio, Sonus Fabter to name two), and maybe a new hifi only shop on the coast somewhere that far North, not close to Tampa, but perhaps worth a visit.  here's his contact:  eric (at) wiredtechgroup (dot) com

Eric is a super nice guy.  I bought my Wilson Sophia 2's from him...
Tell him I said hello!

nice!

ill let the post run a while longer and then I'll try to reach everyone.

have a great weekend,
mark

There is a location in Pinecrest, FL (south suburbs of Miami for those who are not in this immediate area).  It is next to a Trader Joe's.  I was in there about 2-3 months ago.  I have not noticed any signs of permanent closure.  Give them a call.

Pinecrest Showroom
9131 S. Dixie Hwy
Pinecrest, FL 33156
305-661-6697

As to their service and quality, I cannot speak to that.  It seems that they are dealers for the more main stream, though it is possible to buy the prima luna line as you mentioned as well as the martin logan line.  At one point, they had a pair of either top of the line, or next from the top from martin logan in the pinecrest store.  Overall though, I found it to be a more mainstream audio shop and not one that will cater to an enthusiast or audiophile.

Calling all South Florida enthusiasts, I am about to sell my entire system save for the speakers.  Moving to Europe! Probably selling the record collection too! If you’re curious, you can see my system here.

if anyone’s interested, you can come over for an in home demo before you buy!

Unfortunately, I am to blame, and completely dropped the ball with getting this going!  2 year old son, small business owner blues.  I am still up for it however!

- Mark