Never mind that Mark Emmert has resigned his job and will become President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. I guess he thinks there are more smart people in Indiana.
I'm not exactly sure how I should take this one.
Best place for an audiophile or videophile to live?
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I'm not exactly sure how I should take this one.
Hmmmm
I know I'm a relative newbie here, BUT...
If you're an Audiophile the Denver/Boulder, CO area is great BECAUSE:
1.) Boulder Audio
2.) Ayre Audio
3.) Avalon Acoustics
4.) Genesis Audio
5.) PS Audio
6.) YG Acoustics
7.) Sanders
8.) Red Rock Audio
9.) RED ROCKS ampitheater
10.) CSO and Boetcher Hall
all within a 1.5 hour drive from one to another...
11.) Rocky Mountain Audio Fest
12.) Audio Unlimited
13.) Listen Up
14.) Cherry Creek Audio
all Hi Fi Stores...
15.) Wax Trax
16.) Twist & Shout
17.) Black & Read
18.) Jerry's Record Exchange
all great record stores...
19.) Rocky Mountain National Park
20.) Colorado National Monument
21.) Vail
22.) Aspen
23.) Telluride
24.) Breckenridge
25.) Winter Park
26.) Steamboat
27.) Crested Butte
29.) some of the best skiing in the world
30.) some of the best Mountain Biking in the world
31.) some of the best hiking in the world
32.) some of the best snow shoeing in the world
33.) 300+ days of sunshine per year
34.) 4 real seasons
etc., etc., etc....
I know I'm a relative newbie here, BUT...
If you're an Audiophile the Denver/Boulder, CO area is great BECAUSE:
1.) Boulder Audio
2.) Ayre Audio
3.) Avalon Acoustics
4.) Genesis Audio
5.) PS Audio
6.) YG Acoustics
7.) Sanders
8.) Red Rock Audio
9.) RED ROCKS ampitheater
10.) CSO and Boetcher Hall
all within a 1.5 hour drive from one to another...
11.) Rocky Mountain Audio Fest
12.) Audio Unlimited
13.) Listen Up
14.) Cherry Creek Audio
all Hi Fi Stores...
15.) Wax Trax
16.) Twist & Shout
17.) Black & Read
18.) Jerry's Record Exchange
all great record stores...
19.) Rocky Mountain National Park
20.) Colorado National Monument
21.) Vail
22.) Aspen
23.) Telluride
24.) Breckenridge
25.) Winter Park
26.) Steamboat
27.) Crested Butte
29.) some of the best skiing in the world
30.) some of the best Mountain Biking in the world
31.) some of the best hiking in the world
32.) some of the best snow shoeing in the world
33.) 300+ days of sunshine per year
34.) 4 real seasons
etc., etc., etc....
Steve williams
Site Founder, Site Owner, Administrator
My daughter is a junior at University of Boulder. I agree with MiTT. The area there is spectacular. Autumn there is beautiful but winter is cold.
BTW I've visited many of those factories
BTW I've visited many of those factories
Steve williams
Site Founder, Site Owner, Administrator
I was just making fun of him for being hypocritical, praising Seattle only to leave the area himself.
I went to this free concert at Borders #01 with my wife, we love this tree town called Ann Arbor.
http://www.annarbors107one.com/
I will be posting photos soon.
http://www.annarbors107one.com/
I will be posting photos soon.
I went to this free concert at Borders #01 with my wife, we love this tree town called Ann Arbor.
http://www.annarbors107one.com/
I will be posting photos soon.
I am insanely jealous. I have Tigerlilly in 45rpm but I bet hearing/seeing her live would be even better.
I don't understand how West Hartford, CT made the top ten list. Anything within 25 miles of Hartford is an urban dump, IMHO. The farther from any big city, the better. I like a minimum 1-mile distance to the nearest neighbors. It reduces the chances of noise complaints.
As they say, everything is relative. I was living in SF Bay Area in a lot that was a 1/3 of an acre. For those who don't know the area, that is considered "big" at 13,000 square feet as typical lot is probably 5000 feet. We are selling our company to Microsoft and getting ready to figure out what to buy in Seattle area. We had a patent attorney who was one of those survivalist types. He comes to me and says he is looking at minimum of 5 acres. I say to him that was scary because I don't think you can see or hear your neighbor. He says the same thing Mark did: "that's the whole point!"
So we move here and buy a one acre lot and think it is more than enough. Turned out it was from cost of watering and mowing the damn lawn. But we digress.
Fast forward a decade later, and we are shopping for our final retirement/vacation home and we walk away from house to house because we could see the neighbor! So we buy a nearly 7 acre lot, unable to see just about any of our neighbors.
As I said, it is all relative and what you are used to.
So we move here and buy a one acre lot and think it is more than enough. Turned out it was from cost of watering and mowing the damn lawn. But we digress
.Fast forward a decade later, and we are shopping for our final retirement/vacation home and we walk away from house to house because we could see the neighbor! So we buy a nearly 7 acre lot, unable to see just about any of our neighbors.
As I said, it is all relative and what you are used to
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So, to where are are you moving?I don't understand how West Hartford, CT made the top ten list. Anything within 25 miles of Hartford is an urban dump, IMHO. The farther from any big city, the better. I like a minimum 1-mile distance to the nearest neighbors. It reduces the chances of noise complaints.
Who said anything about moving? This is my retirement home, as far as I'm concerned. But if I were in the market and looking, I'd probably pick Sherman, Warren or Washington Connecticut. The next step would be somewhere out in Montana.
Any serious audiophile can't possibly live peacably with neighbors as close as I've seen them in SF, Stockton, or even Orlando, or Raleigh (NC). For me, it has to be a place where you can test a rocket engine without disturbing anyone. But you know, as I was biking through my neighborhood this evening, the thought crossed my mind as I passed some million dollar homes across from the golf course here that I never hear any good bass coming from any of the houses, ever. Forty years ago, I biked the same route and there were at least two homes with 'beefy' woofers going from time to time. Now, the best I seem to hear is what a buddy of mine used to call "paper cup speakers". That makes me the sole 'bass pig' in a very wide region.
But if I were in the market and looking, I'd probably pick Sherman, Warren or Washington Connecticut. The next step would be somewhere out in Montana. Any serious audiophile can't possibly live peacably with neighbors as close as I've seen them in SF, Stockton, or even Orlando, or Raleigh (NC). For me, it has to be a place where you can test a rocket engine without disturbing anyone. But you know, as I was biking through my neighborhood this evening, the thought crossed my mind as I passed some million dollar homes across from the golf course here that I never hear any good bass coming from any of the houses, ever. Forty years ago, I biked the same route and there were at least two homes with 'beefy' woofers going from time to time. Now, the best I seem to hear is what a buddy of mine used to call "paper cup speakers". That makes me the sole 'bass pig' in a very wide region.
The best place for an audiophile to live is not necessarily the best place to live. MiTT makes a good case for Denver taking both into account. But for me, audiophile equates to music lover. And in that vein, it's got to be NYC hands down. (Myles, you lucky dog!) If you you love music, you can look at what's playing every night in NYC and think you've died and gone to heaven.
I will say, however, that DFW has its fair share of great music, with 2 excellent symphonies, Univ North Texas (fabulous music school with the best jazz big band in America) and is a way station for most national touring groups big and small. More importantly, from an audiophile perspective, it has a robust and warm community of audiophiles. Folks like Albert Porter open their homes on a regular basis to new and old audiophiles, and facilitate introductions to other audiophiles who visit each other and share audiophilia and camaraderie on a regular basis. High end dealerships are not a particular strength of the city, and surely there are better places nationally to buy music other than Best Buy. But with the internet at our disposal, I'd still put in a vote for DFW as a wonderful audiophile/music lover's town.
I will say, however, that DFW has its fair share of great music, with 2 excellent symphonies, Univ North Texas (fabulous music school with the best jazz big band in America) and is a way station for most national touring groups big and small. More importantly, from an audiophile perspective, it has a robust and warm community of audiophiles. Folks like Albert Porter open their homes on a regular basis to new and old audiophiles, and facilitate introductions to other audiophiles who visit each other and share audiophilia and camaraderie on a regular basis. High end dealerships are not a particular strength of the city, and surely there are better places nationally to buy music other than Best Buy. But with the internet at our disposal, I'd still put in a vote for DFW as a wonderful audiophile/music lover's town.
I've worked all over the US and I can categorically say I love living in Seattle. I would like to correct the notion that it snows a lot here, because it really doesn't. It rains more than other places, but we generally don't get heavy rain. It's frequent, but light most of the time. That aside, I can't tell you how nice the people here are. I live within walking distance from the University of Washington (thankfully), and I really like the area. Tons of great food with really nice local shops where the owners really get to know you. Great bike routes, public parks and tons of festivals and events. There's some huge event that involves good food and music every month during the summer. I personally bike every day during the summer and enjoy biking around the area, even with all the hills. I don't know what you'd use to qualify a city as being good for a -phile to live, but I think it's a great place to live regardless of what you enjoy.
Three of the top ten best cities economically speaking are in Texas-Houston, San Antonio and Austin. Austin has more live music than any US city less Nashville. So my answer is Austin/ Snow is not an issue as is cold is not one. No earthquakes, tornados are rare as are floods.
Steve williams
Site Founder, Site Owner, Administrator
My oldest daughter lives in Austin. If there is a negative to live there it is the intense summer heat
