I've been reading the forums for a long while, mainly "lurking." I personally don't have much gear, but my buddie has a bunch of goodies coming by way of UPS that should be hear soon that he's been dying to try out. I remember seeing a post a looong tmie ago, about someone on here that suggested using the dorms at UC Irvine and I think the costs would be free. There are many isolated studying rooms and a few rooms where they have pianos for people to practice, which have sound proofing, which would be good for isolated and quiet listening.
I'm a student at UC Riverside and could probably obtain a large conference room with projector for use, if anyone is interested. I'm pretty sure I could reserve the rooms for free. If not, I could probably reserve a large amount of study rooms in the dorms for use. School starts again for me Jan 3-4. Let me know if anyone is interested.