Talk but not walk?

When I first showed up a couple, maybe few, months ago I started receiving maybe 5 emails a week which quickly grew to over 50. You’ll notice that I left for a while. Now I’m back for 1 or 2 days and then I’ll be gone again.

Thank you folks! Your last few posts make it easier for me to respond.

"the big picture"

The big picture is not about Michael Green, the big picture is about making your system into a tool. What I do is break it down to 3 very basic areas of tuning. Electrical, Mechanical and Acoustical (The Audio Trilogy). TuneLand (my home) is made up of a few spaces. One the Website, two The Forum, three The physical space TuneLand, four Facebook and five the Tunees and Their Systems. Any or all of you are welcome to be a part of what we call the "Tune".

Tuning includes all the variables of audio. "Variable" is the key word because everything in audio affects everything else in audio. It's all one big giant musical instrument. How any of you or I describe tuning has value. Once you get past all the personalities, egos and talk we all have one thing in common, us & our systems. What I do or say on Audiogon has one goal, point you to the variables and give you some Tuning options for you to consider. Are they the only Tuning option? LOL Lord I hope not that would get boring and doing the hobby of listening is anything but boring.

On Audiogon, if I stick around, you'll see me come and go, there's no avoiding that. And like I did in partially answering the power cord question, I'm happy to answer any tuning question that I have the time to, either here or on the other medium I use. Please keep in mind though, I don't live here nor am I going to or have time to. I have limited time to devote to some of the sidetracks here and there's nothing I can do about that. I'm learning how to be apart of the conversations outside of the Tune, but sometimes fail miserably being pulled into meaningless and mindless trolling sidetracks that I have no business getting into, but I'm learning as I go. Some here have accused me of being one way or another, that's all good I guess, but I don't see myself as someone who wants to get off track too often, so if I come off rude it's only a matter of me prioritizing. I do apologize if I come off offensive to anyone I talk to here, it's just that I don't have the desire or time to be a true audio forum lifer. As soon as I leave here today for example, I have a stack of Tuning biz to get to.

Thanks for being patient and remember this thread isn't going anywhere and I will get to things I think I can contribute to when I can. But a lot of the other stuff doesn't interest me as much, so you will see me maybe make a couple comments but then I move on.

Michael Green

Hi Tomcy6

you said

"Hi Michael, Would you please have a couple of the clients, or walkers, to use your term, that you connected with here post their experiences with you and tuning? Preferably someone who has some history on Audiogon, like being a member for more than one day, or having posted something here before, or having bought or sold something here."

Tomcy6

There actually have been some who have posted, even on this thread, but like myself I don’t picture a lot of Tunees as fitting in here as posters. They’re more than happy to help someone learn about Tuning but I would be surprised to see them get involved in some of the other sidetrack-ish stuff here. I think they feel comfortable contacting me or each other but draw their line at what they call "waste of time posting" here. I would describe Tunees as people who have moved past trying to prove something, and more just having fun doing and learning.

tomcy6

"How much do your services cost? Will you sleep on my couch or do I have to put you up at a nice hotel? How long will it take for me to be able to walk on my own? What if you take apart my components and I don’t like the results? Answers to these questions would be really helpful for anyone considering your services. Could we please get some clear, straight answers about what you are offering here and at least some ballpark figures for the cost?"

mg

That’s actually kind of funny because it’s pretty accurate. I’ve been on audio call since I was a teenager and have slept in almost every possible place you can imagine. Before any of this audiophile business venturing I was on tour in music non-stop full time. There have been times in my life where I have had several homes at one time in different parts of the world.

How much do my services cost? Depends on the types of jobs. On TuneLand it’s free because if I do something that is public it ends up being good promo. My consulting pricing ranges from per drawing, per hour, per project or retainer. Most audiophile clients go with retainer or free. You can get the amounts from me directly if you want.

Will you sleep on my couch or do I have to put you up at a nice hotel? As I said earlier I’ve done all of the above, but I personally don’t like to travel anymore. Depending on what part of the world you live in we might have a Tunable Room for you to visit though. And thank God for the internet and modern communication.

How long will it take for me to be able to walk on my own? I have two answers here. If your talking Tuning the MG way there’s a basic step by step program of sorts where you can jump on board at any speed you want. It’s an individual thing. I have some guys who have jumped into tuning like they were born to tune and others who have one foot in the HEA and the other in Tuning. A good analogy would be musical instruments owning, playing and mastering. It all comes down to your own desire to go as far as you want.

What if you take apart my components and I don’t like the results? LOL, another funny question. I actually have had quite a number who have got me involved in that process personally. Those projects end up being lifetime journeys for both me and the listener, most who end up being very good friends or even family. Mostly people explore by doing themselves with me as a guide or another Tunee as a guide. TuneLand really comes in handy with this. The, you don’t like the results, is a question I’ve never been in on more than encouraging or helping someone get to "their" sound. It’s not "MG’s" sound my clients go after. I have a "method of tuning" but it’s more about you becoming the master of your own method.

Could we please get some clear, straight answers about what you are offering here and at least some ballpark figures for the cost? Absolutely most certainly. I have already started a thread here on "the method of tuning" which someday I may be able to get rolling in a meaningful way. But, as you can see on this thread getting to that meaningful way may or may work out with this particular forums personality. It’s much easier to do on a forum like TuneLand where the people are already in the exploring state of mind. Here? That remains to be seen.

thanks for the questions

Michael Green