So, Many of us have a range of audio equipment that we either aren't using at the moment, or we just aren't using at all with no plans to use it again in the short to medium term, but have no plans to sell.
Would there be any interest in creating a database of sorts, with the equipment that is willing to be loaned out to other members for evaluation? Maybe it could be regionally based, so people can minimize shipping costs, etc...but I'd be happy to make a list of things for others to use in their own systems for as long as they want, ranging from an old Dragonfly Red, to a Topping DAC or two...and if someone wants to come get them, they can try out something I might not want to ship, like older speakers or an unusually heavy amp.
I know I have three phono-preamps out there that when they are done with wherever they are, I'd be happy for them to go on to whoever might want to try them, and keep on sending around until I might want them back, or they get lost/broken/stolen/whatever.
Anyway, I saw a question about phono-preamps, and thought that's exactly the kind of thing that this could work well for, given the crazy range of what people are starting with in terms of TT's...
Just tossing it out there, because I'm taking a break from every other kind of tossing I've been doing lately...
Would there be any interest in creating a database of sorts, with the equipment that is willing to be loaned out to other members for evaluation? Maybe it could be regionally based, so people can minimize shipping costs, etc...but I'd be happy to make a list of things for others to use in their own systems for as long as they want, ranging from an old Dragonfly Red, to a Topping DAC or two...and if someone wants to come get them, they can try out something I might not want to ship, like older speakers or an unusually heavy amp.
I know I have three phono-preamps out there that when they are done with wherever they are, I'd be happy for them to go on to whoever might want to try them, and keep on sending around until I might want them back, or they get lost/broken/stolen/whatever.
Anyway, I saw a question about phono-preamps, and thought that's exactly the kind of thing that this could work well for, given the crazy range of what people are starting with in terms of TT's...
Just tossing it out there, because I'm taking a break from every other kind of tossing I've been doing lately...