Genesis Time Lens

Cerrot,

Don't take this the wrong way, but people like you always want everything both ways. You have a problem with Steve for discussing and recommending his products when he feels the discussion warrants it. This is something Audiogon allows, so he's not breaking any rules here. If he were to instead, not involve himself in any of the discussions, and make himself less available to potential and actual customers, you would complain that he's a typical high end audio thief, and takes the money and runs. Not caring about anyone or anything but himself.

So, given that, why do you feel the Audiogon community needs (and wants) you to undress him to everyone here? Most people here already know who he is and don't have an issue with him. Also, I see plenty of threads where he contributes without bringing up his products. Not that it even matters.

Using a reclocker introduces an additional cable into the equation. Before and after.

All this equal, are both cables jut as important or does the reclocker buffer clean the jitter up?

Zd542,

I disagree. Take a look at other designers posts. Steve is simply self serving and constantly promotes his own products, constantly saying everyones digital woes will be gone if you :try my product for 30 days". Thats not right. We need him to chime in on engineering principals, educational matters and, yes, opinions...not self serving, directorial advertisments. Take a peak at Ralph Karsten (Atmasphere) posts. He is awesome. He adds value, gives info and you would never even know he makes some of the best amps out there. he never tells someone, "well, your soundstage would widen if you bought my amp...". And, he can.

Steve's answered many questions for me over the last couple of years and has never tried to sell me anything. And so what if he did? I'm an adult. I know how to say no if I don't want to buy something.

I like Ralph from Atmasphere very much as well. He has answered some questions for me also. And while he doesn't try to sell me anything either, he does list that he's with Atmasphere, and that's advertising. Its a good thing, too. Had he not mentioned his company, I probably wouldn't have looked to his web site for a new preamp I may need. The UV-1 looks perfect for a new system that I’m putting together.

Also, consider the current market for audio products. It's only natural that Steve gets involved in more posts that are relevant to his business. There's a very big demand for entry level, high end digital products like usb converters, reclockers and dacs. Add to that, his products all get good reviews, and that I can't recall anyone complaining about them here, or anywhere else. Maybe your experience is different with him, but I see nothing that would justify such hard criticism.