The best speaker you ever heard?

Rlapporte
We all feel much better,now that the Arrakis is so cheap:-).
You are truly evil,:-).I love the humour.
Sphere.

Rlapporte, what you may have posted years ago has nothing to do with your recent post, which by your admission is of a product you sell and must be viewed as self promotional, and you did not disclose the fact until you were called on it. You also tried to divert attention from that by changing the subject and joking around. Maybe you should read the moderation guidelines and register as a dealer instead of as a private individual. I do not appreciate dealers pushing their stuff on discussion sites like this, especially when they hide the fact they are selling what they are praising. Doing so is highly disingenuous and unprofessional.

Boa2, Sorry that I interpreted your response to be directed toward me. As I re-read it, I see that you were clearly responding to Sphere.

Ronfr...wow...pretty harsh accusations and interpretations. I have absolutely no problem disclosing in my posts that I am a dealer and I will again say, to all, that I meant no deception.

Ironically, Ronrf, you have given me, and my status as a dealer, much more attention than I ever intended to receive on this thread. All I wanted was to state a personal opinion. My origninal pithy response was directly related to the thread topic. Although you and some others might have been more comfortable with disclosure, I somehow imagine the possibility of being confronted for diverting the thread to my dealership. I believe that once we finalize our "dealer" account with Audiogon, I will use that log-in and the disclosure issue will be self-evident.

You obviously believe my use of humor to be deflective. I think you are reaching. Perhaps we should get better acquainted. I have no intention of avoiding the use of humor. That said, I truly hope to never offend anyone.

Your use of terms like "by your admission", "until you were called on it" and "..tried to divert attention" suggests that something else is going on here. I'm just not as sinister as you seem to believe. I propose that we put this to rest and not take up any more forum time/space. If there's a personal agenda or issue that I'm not aware of, please feel free to email me personally. I hope this is not perceived as an attempt to hide ... I'm just not sure how else to help put this issue to rest.

Best Regards,
Ron

I have absolutely no problem disclosing in my posts that I am a dealer and I will again say, to all, that I meant no deception.

I'm sure this was the case, Ron. It might help you to know that quite a few of us are sensitive to the issue of disclosure, as some have gone as far as using alternate monikers in order to anonymously plug the products they sell. So, thanks for being so forthright. Glad to have you around. And if I find $150K under my couch cushions, I will contact you for a serious audition of those speakers. :-)))

Sphere, I hear what you're saying. And as someone new to these forums, you should know that a dealer's disclosure is ALWAYS expected here. As I mention above, quite a few have gone to great attempts to keep that relationship hidden, using friends and multiple Audiogon monikers to do so. And it's not OK.

Boa2, thanks for offering the benefit of the doubt, humor, and straightforward expression of the issue. Deception is likely a bigger issue on forums than I considered. I am on a number of Yahoo audio-related forums and have always used my name. Years later, when I opened a store, I disclosed this as well.

My future alternative moniker might have to be a bit more creative than my name:-)).

Best to all,
Ron