Gauteng Hi-Fi Guild

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ghostinthemachine

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For the longest time me and a couple of hi-fi enthusiast friends have been toying with the idea to establish a hi-fi club in Gauteng with the goal to act as a platform with clear interavtion between like-minded enthusiasts.

I have done market research and also spoke to Jozua Hugo, the chairman of the Cape Town Hi-Fi Club, about the in's and out's.

The goals of such a club or guild should include:

  • Get-together on a Saturday morning for a bit of listening and socialising
  • Technical talks and support
  • Possible gear time-sharing and rental (such as amplifiers, record cleaners and LP flatners)
  • Reel-to-Reel enthusiasts for sharing tapes and tales
  • Breakfast runs and vinyl/hi-fi fairs (Gauteng need more diverse fairs that include other stereo formats such as cassettes, RTRs and Compact Discs)
  • Teams/Zoom meetings with focussed topics
  • Local member system visits/showcases
  • Manufacturer visits
  • Shop visits such as HFX Systems (in example)
Most importantly this guild should foster healthy engagement and socialising within the hi-fi community. In-person interaction where a face can be put to a name.

Since Gauteng is a big place, we need to look at Chapters for the various regions within Gauteng.
  • Johannesburg Central, North, South, East
  • Pretoria East and North
  • And other regions
This topic is open for discussion and suggestions.

This was a morning at HFX Systems with a couple of friends - earlier in May 2023
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The Sonus Faber system was also a treat.
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We were treated to listening to the new mega Boulder and Wilson Audio system in the main showroom.
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Other pictures attached are some events over the past 10 years.
 

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