Guys, the Vandersteen forums are only for Vandersteen owners. Richard set the forums up that way as a replacement for the 'ask Richard' section. There are many set up threads, music threads, what components marry well with Vandersteen's etc... There are other manufacturers who have tried posting there and they too have been blocked from posting, but can read. This has NOTHING to do with Ralph, who even Richard said, makes nice gear and I know it plays great with Vandersteen speakers.
Ralph was a great poster who shared info about his gear. A few of the guys on the forum own Ralph's gear and love it. I'm not an engineer, nor do I pretend to be one. I do love music (gear too) and am blessed to get to hear a ton of stuff.