Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics

I'm sure there are a large number of experienced members who seldom post now because of all the vitriol spewed around. It never used to be like this , I remember avidly reading new posts of interest and looking forward to the next Thursday's Weekly recap. Not so much anymore.

When the internet was young people's communication was a lot more civilised than today where the assimilation of a familiar anonymity behind a computer keyboard provides a shield from a well deserved punch in the mouth.

I can not comprehend why the Audiogon mods don't weed out the worst offenders who post here not to help and advise but to get kicks out of destroying, insulting and being as rude as possible. You guys know who you are and should be ashamed. It's telling that non of the obnoxious members have posted on this very thread. If they can't shout snake oil or scam or whatever they are powerless.

There are also the arrogant and unappreciative lot who after you have taken the time to provide info pertinent to their question do not even bother to reply to you, not even a 'that's interesting' if they disagree or think you've lost your mind.

@OP, to address your post, hifi priorities will drift around but the vastly underestimated room treatment will remain top for me.

@lemonhaze

I'm sure there are a large number of experienced members who seldom post now because of all the vitriol spewed around. It never used to be like this , I remember avidly reading new posts of interest and looking forward to the next Thursday's Weekly recap. Not so much anymore.

I couldn't agree more and my hope is that we are slowly turning the Queen Mary towards a better, more friendly trajectory.  The fact that so many like you are voicing this message appears to be helping (at least in the near term).  I remain optimistic that we will see more people starting to post as they become less fearful of being dressed down or becoming the target of vitriol as you say.

There are so many threads and topics – it's up to you which one you choose.

If I'm interested in cables, then I follow cable discussion threads.

If I'm interested in fuses, dito.

That said, I (probably) will not change my audio components anymore since I'm satisfied with the way they sound now, after 50 years of exploring and trying...

BUT there's still and always room for tweaking my system because it's fun!

What makes my day: Listening happily to music I enjoy.

@asctim Your post is one of the funniest I have seen in a while...thanks for the chuckle.