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And I am simply gobsmacked and want to thank all the members.
But perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised. For ages, I had with say the exception of one or audio clubs in the US (the LAOC and Atlanta clubs come to mind), been bemoaning the demise of the high-end audio club. I really missed the club's comraderie and being able to share war stories with fellow audiobuddies. It boggles my mind that there's not one real high-end audio club in a city of 8 million people? But then again, perhaps I'm just showing my age. After all back in the '80s and '90s, the Westchester Audio Club in New York set the standard for audio clubs attracting manufacturers, reviewers and audiophiles far and wide before eventually fading into obscurity in the late '90s.
But the answer was right in front of me. Audio bulletin boards. The new, 21st century version of the high-end audio club in the clouds. While certainly it's nice to be able to listen to equipment at audio clubs, the audio bulletin board allows us to do so many other things. Pictures, videos and in depth conversations with audiobuddies around the world. Meeting people with like equipment. Meeting with manufacturers. .Meeting with reviewers. Talking about music that sometimes gets lost at audio club meetings.
For those into stats, our numbers have been off the charts. On Friday, we had over 3000 page views. Over 400 unique visits. We are averaging 170 posts a day (on Friday we came within a whiskers length of 200). Almost 1000 posts in less than a week. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to have 130 members after just 6 days. Simply mind boggling numbers. Thank you all!
So where do I see audionirvana.org going? To keep expanding the membership while maintaining the warm, friendly and collegial atmosphere we've created. It's certainly not out of the realm of possibility to have 200 members on audionirvana.org by the end of February. To be the place audiophiles go to find out information on the latest and greatest in audio gear and music. To be the place where manufacturers, reviewers and audiophiles can all interact and exchange in safety. To that end, we've already had close to a dozen reviewers sign up from PF, TAS and The Audio Beat. (pardon me if I left anyone out!) We've also had six or seven manufacturers register with more on the way.
I can't tell you how much enjoyment I get every day when I wake up and read the board!!! Give yourself all a pat on the back, keep up the good work and spread the word to your fellow audiobuddies. Together, we will all make audionirvana.org the place on the net for high-end audio and music. The best is yet to come!
But perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised. For ages, I had with say the exception of one or audio clubs in the US (the LAOC and Atlanta clubs come to mind), been bemoaning the demise of the high-end audio club. I really missed the club's comraderie and being able to share war stories with fellow audiobuddies. It boggles my mind that there's not one real high-end audio club in a city of 8 million people? But then again, perhaps I'm just showing my age. After all back in the '80s and '90s, the Westchester Audio Club in New York set the standard for audio clubs attracting manufacturers, reviewers and audiophiles far and wide before eventually fading into obscurity in the late '90s.
But the answer was right in front of me. Audio bulletin boards. The new, 21st century version of the high-end audio club in the clouds. While certainly it's nice to be able to listen to equipment at audio clubs, the audio bulletin board allows us to do so many other things. Pictures, videos and in depth conversations with audiobuddies around the world. Meeting people with like equipment. Meeting with manufacturers. .Meeting with reviewers. Talking about music that sometimes gets lost at audio club meetings.
For those into stats, our numbers have been off the charts. On Friday, we had over 3000 page views. Over 400 unique visits. We are averaging 170 posts a day (on Friday we came within a whiskers length of 200). Almost 1000 posts in less than a week. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to have 130 members after just 6 days. Simply mind boggling numbers. Thank you all!
So where do I see audionirvana.org going? To keep expanding the membership while maintaining the warm, friendly and collegial atmosphere we've created. It's certainly not out of the realm of possibility to have 200 members on audionirvana.org by the end of February. To be the place audiophiles go to find out information on the latest and greatest in audio gear and music. To be the place where manufacturers, reviewers and audiophiles can all interact and exchange in safety. To that end, we've already had close to a dozen reviewers sign up from PF, TAS and The Audio Beat. (pardon me if I left anyone out!) We've also had six or seven manufacturers register with more on the way.
I can't tell you how much enjoyment I get every day when I wake up and read the board!!! Give yourself all a pat on the back, keep up the good work and spread the word to your fellow audiobuddies. Together, we will all make audionirvana.org the place on the net for high-end audio and music. The best is yet to come!
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