I used to run some pro audio forums, and we gave away $30K worth of gear to members between 2002-2012.

Manufacturers are quite open to it, as it build good relationships.

If TPF is up for it, I could even arrange the first set of prizes.

TOF could do drawings and/or  song/remix contests.

We say ye, people?

I've been engineering and reviewing pro audio products for many years.

Here's  a monitor that seems custom-made for EDM. I just published a review.

http://www.prostudioreviews.com/APS-Klasik-Active-Monitors-Review.html

Oblique Strategies originated as a deck of cards. They've been a popular tool for use in recording sessions, creative projects, and problem solving. Like throwing a Zen wrench into your process. Intended as an aid to boosting creativity, each card contains a phrase or cryptic remark which can be used to break a deadlock or dilemma situation. Whenever you're stuck you draw a card and ponder how it applies to your situation.

"These cards evolved from separate observations of the principles underlying what we were doing. Sometimes they were recognised in retrospect (intellect catching up with intuition), sometimes they were identified as they were happening, sometimes they were formulated. They can be used as a pack, or by drawing a single card from the shuffled pack when a dilemma occurs in a working situation. In this case the card is trusted even if its appropriateness is quite unclear."

A simple and elegant online version is available at  http://minimaldesign.net/os/

Android app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.multiply.strategies.oblique&hl=en

iPhone app https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id495669106

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk1etr2EF_Y

"Blackstar (stylised as ★) is the twenty-fifth and final studio album by English musician David Bowie. It was released on 8 January 2016, the date of Bowie's 69th birthday and two days before his death..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstar_%28David_Bowie_album%29

There's a forum for Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear

But it really downplays hardware "gear."

A forum for everything that's not software and computer related.

ADCs, DACs, Interfaces, Cables, Stands, Acoustic Panels and Treatment, Headphones, Mics, Mic Pres, Rack Gear, Studio Monitors, Guitars, Basses, Drums, Keyboard, Hardware Synths...

As soft as we wanna be, and a lot of us are, there's still hard that everyone needs. Software has yet to replace, at least fully,  mics, monitors, the room, etc..

Cheers...