Administrator StereoNET Posted March 12, 2020 Administrator Posted March 12, 2020 The 2020 Melbourne Home Entertainment Expo has NOT been cancelled, as incorrectly reported in another publication, but StereoNET is re-evaluating the planned November 2020 timing. View the full article 3
BruceS Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 Thanks for keeping us up to date. Great to see that you guys are constantly monitoring the virus situation and keeping us informed. It is nice to see that Mark is his usual careful, thorough self. You know, it is not very often, that in HiFi, or life in general that you deal with someone with whom you have great confidence. Keep up the good work Mark (as we know that you will!). Let's hope things have cleared up by November and the show will go on as usual but a bit better every year as we have come to expect. Bruce 3
Kaynin Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 At these shows I usually get a dose of Upgradeitis... 2
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted March 13, 2020 Volunteer Posted March 13, 2020 On 13/03/2020 at 10:39 AM, Kaynin said: At these shows I usually get a dose of Upgradeitis... Expand ain't no cure for that 1
Guest Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 On 13/03/2020 at 10:05 AM, BruceS said: Thanks for keeping us up to date. Great to see that you guys are constantly monitoring the virus situation and keeping us informed. It is nice to see that Mark is his usual careful, thorough self. You know, it is not very often, that in HiFi, or life in general that you deal with someone with whom you have great confidence. Keep up the good work Mark (as we know that you will!). Let's hope things have cleared up by November and the show will go on as usual but a bit better every year as we have come to expect. Bruce Expand Very kind comments for you to make Bruce, thank you so much.
Kaynin Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 On 13/03/2020 at 10:51 AM, sir sanders zingmore said: ain't no cure for that Expand Alas, you're right SSZ. Nothing short of a lobotomy, anyway...
BruceS Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 All so very true about upgradeitis. Year before last I came back with some very nice headphones that I never intended to buy! Last year came across the HiFi Guru who does turntable upgrades. He is currently rebuilding my Thorens TD 125, that's a new plinth painted gloss iridescent electric blue, a new bearing and a heap of other things that I would never have had done if I didn't go to the HiFi show!! Love HiFi shows. Love upgradeitis even if my wife doesn't! Bruce
Administrator StereoNET Posted April 27, 2020 Author Administrator Posted April 27, 2020 Due to the uncertainty surrounding shows and events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned 2020 StereoNET Melbourne Home Entertainment Expo has been postponed until 2021. View the full article 1
metal beat Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) Wise decision and unlike Axpona in the USA , great job in giving all exhibitors a full refund. Edited April 27, 2020 by metal beat 2
anandpkumar Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 Good decision! Thank goodness that I made it to last year's show.
Assisi Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 Good decision. Maybe if there is some normality later in the year there maybe opportunities for some GTG John
evil c Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 Leaves a big hole in the calendar but understandable in the current circumstances @Marc On 27/04/2020 at 4:20 AM, Assisi said: Good decision. Maybe if there is some normality later in the year there maybe opportunities for some GTG John Expand You can count on it, even if we have to hold it with spacing or outside. Stay tuned John.
Assisi Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 @evil c, I Iook forward to catching up and having a listen to some good gear and all that goes with it John
Guest Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 On 27/04/2020 at 2:51 AM, StereoNET said: Due to the uncertainty surrounding shows and events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned 2020 StereoNET Melbourne Home Entertainment Expo has been postponed until 2021. View the full article Expand It must have been really disappointing having to make that call Marc, I was looking forward to being there again. Despite it being a let down I (and I'm sure everyone else) fully understand the reasoning. Stay well mate.
superaaaa Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 Unfortunate but understandable. I just read what you had planned for this year and kudos for building this into something that would have been an amazing event. Hoping next year will still provide you the same opportunities for creating a milestone event.
Guest Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 On 01/05/2020 at 12:25 AM, superaaaa said: Hoping next year will still provide you the same opportunities for creating a milestone event. Expand Absolutely. In fact, it's given us more time to further expand on the concept. Work has already begun.
rantan Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) On 01/05/2020 at 12:28 AM, Marc said: Absolutely. In fact, it's given us more time to further expand on the concept. Work has already begun. Expand Great idea. Edited May 1, 2020 by rantan
Guest Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 We are loosely pencilling in July 2021 at this stage. A return to the month and timing of our very first show back in 2016. Lots of things to work through.
metal beat Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 On 01/05/2020 at 1:44 AM, Marc said: We are loosely pencilling in July 2021 at this stage. A return to the month and timing of our very first show back in 2016. Lots of things to work through. Expand perfect for all those Uni Students on holidays between 1st and 2nd semester. Some sort of Uni marketing campaign with cheap tiks. Could be an opportunity to bring a brand new untapped market into the world of quality hifi. Be a big upgrade from phone + air plugs. 1
Guest Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 On 01/05/2020 at 2:25 AM, metal beat said: Could be an opportunity to bring a brand new untapped market into the world of quality hifi Expand Agreed. We have each year worked with unis to promote the show. We have sold more Student tickets year on year too, so I think we're getting the message through. 2
Lazz Posted May 2, 2020 Posted May 2, 2020 I had my flights and accomodation booked. Really disappointing. What to do in Melbourne now.
Guest Posted May 2, 2020 Posted May 2, 2020 On 02/05/2020 at 4:42 PM, Lazz said: I had my flights and accomodation booked. Really disappointing. What to do in Melbourne now. Expand Really very sorry to hear that @Lazz - these are unprecedented times. Depending on your carrier and hotel, and method of booking, you may be able to cancel or credit your bookings. I had to cancel four international flights and hotels this year already and have managed to get all of them refunded. This is also another reason why I didn't want to leave it until just months or weeks out from the event to cancel, opting instead to give everyone as much notice as possible.
Lazz Posted May 2, 2020 Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) Thx, yes I will probably look into that. It's a shame because I had worked it around a business trip. I'm sure everyone understands that many things that were meant to happen this year will probably not go ahead. Better to be safe than sorry. Fingers crossed that we see the end to this virus soon. Perhaps if the virus gets under control soon I may be able to do acouple gtg if I still end up going. Edited May 2, 2020 by Lazz 1
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