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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
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jtcf
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I think all of the online forums are important to the industry.Word of mouth is everything especially for the smaller companies.
erik_squires OP
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@ebm

Looking forward to seeing your contributions to the forum for us to all appreciate.

Best,
E

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dweller
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If Audiogon has limited influence, what other forums have more? This has been my primary dwell-spot since before Y2K. Maybe I'm missing something? 
erik_squires OP
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@dweller

All I mean is, there are a lot of forums, magazines and dealers.

Sure A'gon seems like we have a few folks, but is it just a small echo chamber? How big is our footprint on the national or global landscape?

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michaelgreenaudio
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Hi Erik

Audiogon is read, it’s not trusted though and it’s not a big part of the newer movements. I talk with my friends in Asia every day who have more of a pulse for this topic. They have listening gatherings far more than anything here in the states. You talk to someone here about soundstaging for example and they have no clue by comparison. Over there it’s a common topic.

At the same time Audiogon as a name is very well known and has people looking at as a place that could potentially be a knowledge hub. Serious audiophiles though don’t want to sift through threads for nuggets among the trash. This is how they describe it to me. I know when I started up on here I got flooded with emails telling me the pros and cons of me being here and what they thought of Agon. I got the same response on Stereophile in the beginning but the people who emailed me from there quickly turned on them after trolling began. You’d be surprised how much credibility these forums loose from the trolling that goes on.

I know a few folks who would be up here posting if it weren’t for the time wasters they see here.

I went shopping the other day at whole foods and was so excited to get home. When I got here and started to take fruit out of the bag (I usually pick through) I found spoiled produce among the great ones. There went the whole bag into the garage except for a very few, but my desire to dig in was gone.

mg

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