Jack Elliano developed a technique to reduce distortion he called 'Class A3' (as opposed to class A or class A2). As a result, his SET amps were the exception to the 20-25% rule to which most SETs adhere. Jack had a patent filed on the concept.
Regarding discourse on the threads, I find for the most part that the best approach is to not take things personally regardless of the conversation. I see it as not really being my problem when someone makes personal attacks. Occasionally I'll get trolled; however the site is moderated, but in order to invoke the moderation you have to report the offending post. I find that its really important to not respond to a post that offends you. Occasionally the thread gets taken over by trolls and at that point I stop posting on such a thread- there is no further point.
These tactics work pretty well regardless of what site I post. There is one site, hydrogenaud.io, that is very much all about objective measurement and also has an unusually high troll content; on that site you have to have a pretty thick skin. But the same ideas apply even there.
When you take all the weirdness and such that are part of the internet forum experience personally, that's when it stops being fun. And the fact of the matter is that there isn't a good reason to take anything said here personally!
Regarding discourse on the threads, I find for the most part that the best approach is to not take things personally regardless of the conversation. I see it as not really being my problem when someone makes personal attacks. Occasionally I'll get trolled; however the site is moderated, but in order to invoke the moderation you have to report the offending post. I find that its really important to not respond to a post that offends you. Occasionally the thread gets taken over by trolls and at that point I stop posting on such a thread- there is no further point.
These tactics work pretty well regardless of what site I post. There is one site, hydrogenaud.io, that is very much all about objective measurement and also has an unusually high troll content; on that site you have to have a pretty thick skin. But the same ideas apply even there.
When you take all the weirdness and such that are part of the internet forum experience personally, that's when it stops being fun. And the fact of the matter is that there isn't a good reason to take anything said here personally!