About users with hidden agendas

too true tsush, who would want to line the pockets of an individual driven by vain dynastic neuroses..

New to the thread.  Random thoughts after reading all.

1) Dealers should ID themselves.  I don’t know if that is written anywhere but it certainly seems to be an expectation here.

2) Being a dealer doesn’t mean they have to check their personality at the door.  Audio Troy can say what he wants.  At least he is clear about what he does.

3) I enjoy reading MCs posts for their pungent sarcasm even though I usually disagree with him.  If he has been shilling for a product and been coy about it, that would not be cool.  He certainly has attacked others here for doing the same.

4) Budget audiophilia is cool.  It is more interesting to make a quality product with financial constraints, and assemble a like system takes more planning.  
 

If he has been shilling for a product and been coy about it, that would not be cool.

if a Townshend dealer/rep, très uncool..

Where have I disparaged you? I’d like to see it. 

you just deleted all those threads Ted, remember ?

MC stated in a previous post before he was asked to take a break from the 'Gon that he works for Townshend. He is also working on a couple other things since he retired from his "normal" work and when he returns he will provide more details in addition to some articles he intends to post on the hobby.

When he comes back, I expect him to be less confrontational/ignore his haters. I am not a fan nor a hater - I appreciate some very good information he passed along that improved my system for far less than the cost of upgrading components, and of course I passed on a number of things that he recommends because they didn't make sense for me to buy (fuses, Schuman resonators, subwoofers, HFTs, etc.) but many people do use and keep them or else they would have taken advantage of a money back guarantee) or the people that sell them (the Ted Denny's of the world) would not be in business.

MC is very enthusiastic about the hobby, and I think he exaggerates the benefits of many tweaks, but I do think he cares so much that they are significant in his mind. I look forward to his future contributions and hope his confrontations with his haters don't return (at least in both directions).