How much do we at A'gon influence the industry?


Hi everyone,
Just a question that's been in my head for a little bit. How important do you folks feel this forum is to the audio industry at large in the Ensligh speaking countries?  I ask because I often see some taking it way too seriously, and personally.

I mean, I know times are tough, being a boutique audio manufacturer is not easy at any level in the audio industry, so I can really understand how negative buzz for your product can directly relate to your livelihood.
On the other hand, it's just A'gon. I doubt most audiophiles even come here very often.
What do you all think?

Best,

E
erik_squires

Hi Erik

This is a question I and my associates happen to be right in the middle of as we speak. In fact some of them are here at my place over this weekend. The question is not about the posters as much as it is the readers. What you are not seeing on the pages is what is happening behind the scenes.

Something I have expressed several times with Audiogon is they need to seriously consider cracking down on the internet trolling, because times are changing. The economic change alone taking place in audio is a major paradigm shift. For example this Class D Low Mass movement brings the young back into the picture. These listeners are not going to tolerate trolling. They will either be here or start their own thing.

Audiogon has an opportunity to be a part of the newer version of Consumer Electronics but it will ultimately be up to them to be a main contributor or a forum who ends up ushering in the new era with others being the main attraction. I’m as interested as anyone to see where Agon fits.

So for me it's not where Agon is now but where will Agon be with a newer generation.

mg

only a very small percentage of my audiophile friends read these, or any other, forums...
I enjoy the forums, but feel they have very little effect on my purchasing...
Depends on how much of the industry you're looking at. All of my friends say they enjoy listening to music while they are doing other tasks, none of them can imagine sitting and listening, and none of them have any kind of system to speak of. Most of the audio industry is aimed at the masses. I'm pretty sure our tiny niche group has zero influence on that, though I think we might have some influence on the high-end manufacturers. Maybe.

Tom
I think all of the online forums are important to the industry.Word of mouth is everything especially for the smaller companies.