Can a manufacturer post replies & discussions?

Just make sure you include who you are and/or what you represent and most all of us here will welcome you with open arms! Its the folks who try to promote only there products and seem to have a hidden agenda that really cause problems. I can name a few of the bad apples but there is no need to, everyone knows who they are and how they operate and how to reply to them. I will, however, name a few of the people in the business who not only DO NOT CROSS "the line", but are also very helpful and super nice people. Bobby from Merlin has been posting a lot of helpful information lately, Duke from Audio Kinesis, Brian from Essential Audio, Mike and Neli from Audio Federation, Bob Crump of CTC builder and TG audio, and Ken Lyons of Neaunce platforms are the ones that come to my mind immediatly(sorry for those of you I've missed/forgot!). I think it is clear that by posting this querry you have no hidden agenda and that you do NOT want to operate as a rogue- just don't forget to include a disclaimer with your information when posting about specific equipment, it will save everyone a lot of trouble.

All of that being said, its great to have input from another manufacturer!

Roy Johnson from Green Mountain Audio jumps on from time to time if somone posts a thread pertaining to questions about his product line, let me tell you, it is really something great to have the guy who engineered the speakers jump in and answer questions about them. Talk about getting the info from the horses mouth! (no offence intended roy!:)

I would greatly welcome the information on vibration control, as would many other audiophiles i would expect. You should definatly keep the hyperbole to a minimum, A'goners have a fantastic BS radar. :)

Im gonna have some issues with vibration control here soon i expect, any advise i could get would be greatly appreciated.

Barry,

I'm not sure what the protocols are but if you state that you are a manufacturer up front I believe your comments will be welcome. Beware though, that some of the regulars who post here are very knowledgeable and won't hesitate to challenge you if they don't agree with your postition.

I would recommend doing a member search for "Rives" and check out some of his posts, looking at the way he contributes to these forums. The guy is a class act.

I welcome your input.

Patrick

I for one, would welcome such responses, as long as you identify yourself and any possible perceptions of conflict of interest each and every time you post. If you follow the above guidelines I see no harm in mentioning your products by name, in fact it might actually be a good idea.

I would also hope that you do name products as well as discuss theories and science. I am confident that most uf us can make up our own minds about purchases even with manufacturers input. It's a rare post indeed which doesn't mention a product. I'm guessing that the percentage of posts containing advocacy by sales folks is nonzero. IMHO it's better to hear all opinions.