I've heard there is an Australian manufacturer who posts on many forums pretending to be a customer of the products he produces. Constantly asks question about "how good are these products?" "Or can you tell me if these products are any good" and then has a couple of helpers chime in with praise. He was quite active on Audiogon until recently. He was banned on the DIY audio forum for doing this and ridiculed on Stereonet Australia. Stereonet Australia has a strict policy about manufacturers not using the forum for commercial promotion.
Manufacturers pushing their products and agenda in the forums.
In the deep, dark, past manufacturers participated in the Audiogon forums with a general sense of decorum and a sensitivity to other products that they did not manufacture themselves and which were, from a design standpoint, philosophically opposed to their views.
What has happened? Manufacturers now post into the forums dogmatically espousing their myopic view of the hobby, shamelessly pimping their own products and view of the audio world and, even more disturbingly, running down opposing brands.
IMHO, it may be time to throw the baby out with the bath water and ban manufacturers, distributors, retailers and importers. If they can’t get their act together they should take it on the road.
What has happened? Manufacturers now post into the forums dogmatically espousing their myopic view of the hobby, shamelessly pimping their own products and view of the audio world and, even more disturbingly, running down opposing brands.
IMHO, it may be time to throw the baby out with the bath water and ban manufacturers, distributors, retailers and importers. If they can’t get their act together they should take it on the road.
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