My wife thinks I'm a dealer….Shhhhh!
Ha ha...MEEEE TOOO! My parents thought I was running a mobile DJ business..which I did but mysteriously all income went back to buying more gear. MY GF thinks I am trying to start a store..
I tune rooms for the hi-fi shows at RMAF, Newport, and The California Show, and CES. As a dealer I would shoot myself in the foot telling people everything- (the good and the bad about a product) so I would likely never make it as a dealer. Closest I'll ever get is selling off the Audio show demos (which is how I get paid in product- By Chapman Audio Systems, MIT, DH Labs, pretty much whatever stuff I set up to make the magic happen)....and as a result I always have too much gear. Selling the demo stuff, covers my show costs, and I end up with some extra- mostly it's just fun to see the traveling band of audio gypsies that do the shows. Similar to when i was doing sports competitions.
I also get flown around as a system tuner (pretty much I just micro adjust everything - might swap some stuff in or out) - which is really fun...except ...sometimes- the audiophile's wife erases some of my improvements.
Weird skill... I thought anyone with ears has it... but they don't. You should hear the painful sound I hear in a lot of room at many audio shows.....and this is the best the industry has????
Most audio shows people tell me I have one of the top 5 rooms at any price and often top one in my price tier. The fun thing is... if I want to buy any audio piece for a room , sometimes the manufacturers give me free reign.... so it's buying with zero anxiety.
I suppose once all my audio systems are done..DJ, Infinity reference standards, Home theater, car audio, outdoor and portable...
I will have to start a new hobby.
I live in Laguna Beach California