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South Florida High End Audio Shows?

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Posted on September 28, 2015 at 08:58:55
MannyE
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 I googled but couldn't find anything.

I find it hard to believe that the exceedingly high rich douchebag per square mile concentration here has not spawned a flashy high end show so I can go see and hear audio porn in person.

You would think that a place where exotic cars outnumber Chevys and home prices rise into 8 figures as if they were priced in Yen, there would be an annual circle jerk of six figure turntables and speakers.

So Phil Collins has to leave Miami Beach to go buy a turntable for his $33,000,000.00 house? For shame.

 

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Audio Shows do not happen because of customers..., posted on September 28, 2015 at 10:37:53
John Marks
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 Audio Shows happen because a promoter decides that they can make money running a show in a given locale. Or, in the case of nonprofit promoters relying upon volunteer labor, not lose money.

The key, at least in historical terms, is for the locale to have a sufficiently large number of profitable audio dealers who will rent the ballrooms and large suites that "anchor" a show. Once the mega-spaces are rented, the risks are lowered and the pump has been primed.

There was a Home Entertainment Show in Miami I am guessing nearly 20 years ago--1997? I think it fair to say it was not a success, and AFAIK it was never attempted again.

I also think that the framing of your question indicates that you don't know a huge amount about the ultra-rich. Not that I do, either, but... ultra-rich people who are also household names and or faces usually do not go kicking tires in public. Let's say a super-rich guy wants a stereo system for his new beach cottage. He is not likely to go to an audio dealer and ask for a demo.

He is likely to have had dealing with someone in the past, whether an architect, a lifestyle consultant, or an interior decorator, and the rich person will tell that person to network and research. That person may very well find out that one of their professional contacts had dealings with a CEDIA member who has worked here there and everywhere, and that person gets the job, and he trades off with dealer friends to get a specific brand, if the client must have (CMH) it.

So, paradoxically, the more exclusive an area, the less likely an audio show is to happen. IMHO.

Nobody has even tried a real audio show in Boston, and I can see why.

Hotels are about as expensive as NYC, no really big audio dealers (at least measured on a national scale), many people are too busy with other things, and the ultra-rich stay in the western suburbs and don't come back in on weekends, except for the Symphony.

jm

 

I guess..., posted on September 28, 2015 at 12:20:33
MannyE
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 Meh. I was hoping I had missed it.

So I guess it's up to me then to start one. I'm sure I'm not the first guy to want to do something like that here. I may be able to appeal to the audiophiles in the local TV community and get a few kicker mentions on the local news shows. Maybe get the three or four local stores to bring some porno level gear and do the whole thing as a non profit to promote vinyl.

Or I my find out why no one has done it since 1997. Maybe without a profit motive and just for the love of the hobby I can make something happen.

 

RE: I guess..., posted on September 28, 2015 at 12:56:03
fantja
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 go for it- MannyE!

 

RE: Audio Shows do not happen because of customers..., posted on September 28, 2015 at 18:33:28
A.Wayne
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 The Stereophile Miami Audio show was held in Doral , the year was 94 and to my knowledge it was a success , Maybe John can confirm or not. IMO , the audio scene in so fl is practically dead , well , compared to 30 yrs ago , huge demographic change over the years ...


Tampa or Orlando would be far more suitable for such a show ....

 

RE: I guess..., posted on September 28, 2015 at 18:39:31
A.Wayne
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 Try kick starter , go for it ....... :)

 

RE: I guess..., posted on September 28, 2015 at 19:18:29
MannyE
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 I worked in Spanish TV for 20 years. If anyone knows how to do things that normally cost a million dollars for 20 bucks it's me. Lol.

I'm actually working on a scifi convention in Hialeah, FL (the secret geekiest city in Florida) but once I'm done with that, I may just go for it.

 

Which is why I'm surprised that Atl has hosted 1 show, posted on September 29, 2015 at 18:02:40
Ross
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 Many dealers in a reasonable radius.

2/3 of the country within a 2hr plane ride, and 20mm people within a 300 mile drive.

Lots of cheap space and a non union workforce.

The Axpona show was barely publicized unfortunately and deemed unsuccessful.

Oh Well.

 

They seem to be doing it again in April..., posted on September 30, 2015 at 05:54:33
MannyE
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 Maybe it wasn't such a bomb after all?

 

Where and When ????, posted on September 30, 2015 at 18:32:06
Ross
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 AXPONA site mentions a show in Chicago 4/15-17 2016

Nothing about Atlanta

Web search brings up no mention of an audio show in Atlanta scheduled for next spring.

Where and When ?

Thanks.

 

RE: Where and When ????, posted on October 1, 2015 at 05:29:06
fantja
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 I, too, am perplexed about ATL as well. This city has quite a concentration of wealth, yet, cannot/will not sustain an Audio market???

 

RE: Where and When ????, posted on October 1, 2015 at 06:49:44
A.Wayne
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 Most aren't interested in Audio anymore, nothing to do with wealth ...

 

RE: Where and When ????, posted on October 1, 2015 at 09:09:46
fantja
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 A wealth-base, or people w/ disposable income, sets the attraction for B&M operations. Then comes interest. I can remember not too long ago that there were several operations in the greater ATL. A damn shame...

 

RE: South Florida High End Audio Shows?, posted on October 6, 2015 at 17:19:20
Les Anderson
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 Great post. I am in the gables and see this douchery you speak of every day. Sound advice has some nice gear but 80% of their business is whole home and theater.

The one place I absolutely love us Hollywood Sound up in Broward. If you haven't been you should, it is a dump but music lives there.

 

Hollywood Sound-Cigarette Anyone?, posted on October 7, 2015 at 04:29:32
MannyE
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 HA! I hadn't been there in a long time (a very long time) but I was glad to see it thriving. I went about a week ago. They have my B&K Reference 50 there right now to try and figure out what's wrong with it.

I love that walking in the door is like getting out of the TARDIS in 1975. I quit smoking years ago, but I love that smell of a "smoked room" that is still actively being smoked in, as this shop is.

And there's no doubt that these guys love stereo. We should organize a mini-con with some other locals there to hear some audio porn. Maybe that's how we can get a south florida audio show seed planted?

 

RE: Hollywood Sound ..? , posted on October 7, 2015 at 06:39:29
A.Wayne
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 Larry is still there ...?

 

RE: Hollywood Sound-Cigarette Anyone?, posted on October 7, 2015 at 07:07:51
A.Wayne
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 We should organize a mini-con with some other locals there to hear some audio porn. Maybe that's how we can get a south florida audio show seed planted? - MannyE


The So Fla Audio Society (down here)was disbanded some years , Ray Seda now writes for Dagogo.com and most seem to have moved on up the coast, Sarasota/tampa Area


Regards..

 

Nothing so formal., posted on October 8, 2015 at 13:13:23
MannyE
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 I say we try a one time only type of thing just as a probe to see how many show up. I'm sure Larry wont mind a little free promotion in exchange for letting us hear some of his high end gear and a carton of smokes.

 

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