Guys are looking for a table to set stuff on so others can dicker about the price and the seller can go home with gas money and the buyer gets to haul a chunk of gear home for the holidays. No need to make that area available, but if you can...
I do have a folding table my wife used for craft shows down the basement, which would be a snap to set up. Thanks for the suggestion.
Not something to hook up bunches of stuff, just piles. And remember since we discuss this here prior to the event, the gear can be nicely displayed in the back of whatever vehicle it arrived in, just like a drug or weapons deal. Always good for the neighbors to see a large group of guys pouring over stuff in the trunk and money changing hands.
even better, no real visibility of the back of the driveway to neighbors at this house! Gotta admit I laughed hard at your analogy. Come to think of it, the mindset is sort of similar.
If you are willing to let any gear swapping in your main rig happen, cartridges, phono stages, speaker wire or whatever, let that be known. If you don't want that, just have us bring software to listen to and let us know if you want that to be CD, vinyl, cassette or reel to reel.
would prefer not to do radical stuff, but if someone has a cartridge they wish to mount in a standard style removeable headshell. I can even provide one of my Tonal shells, and I can play with the Phonomena and get loading,etc, dialed in. Now, if someone wants to lug, say, a pair of Magico or Sonus Faber floorstanders down, I'll oblige them hooking them up, I suppose....
As for software, I can do vinyl, CD or SACD with no problems. Bring it on... that, to me, is at least half the fun. I love opening my ears and head to other folks' musical favorites.
It is your event and we'll be happy to play by your rules if you are thinking about feeding us. And folks don't mind hauling something to nosh on, so ask if you want folks to bring stuff.
I was thinking that I could do wine, beer, tea and coffee, complemented by cheese, crackers and maybe some spiced shrimp if I get the urge. I'll gladly accept anything anyone wishes to arrive with and plop it onto the dining room table.
As for multiple rooms with gear, that is for the collectors to show when they host the events. It is not like I can hide what I own well enough so that folks think I have only one system. There is enough gear here to make it hard to have many people show up at one time to enjoy it. But there are those who have hosted events just recently that shall remain nameless that have both the rooms and the gear to keep everyone in awe of their collections.
no collection here, Blue...just the main rig. I envy some of you out there in terms of what you all have at your disposal. I, on the other hand, have a frugal spouse, and multiple expensive hobbies.:yes:
Now folks, WHAT DATE WORKS?
I'll put up the following possibilities that will work for me:
Dec 1
Dec 8
Dec 15
if none of those work for enough folks, I'll explore January sometime!
Tom