Who else wants to keep their system secret?

I don't think it's a matter of advertising, pride, embarrassment, nor boasting. The benefit of posting systems is to share experience. I learn as much from what others have done with their systems as I do from reading fora threads. Isn't the point of this site . . . to share knowledge?

There are systems of all variety, everyone has taken a different approach, weather they're going for an all out assault, or optimizing within a very limited budget, or constantly evolving, or (fill in your approach here). Posting your system if beneficial to fellow members, and actually a useful process to go through yourself (though this can be accomplished on paper as easily as if you use the system posting application) as it causes you to think about what you have and how it fits as a "system".

Weather others are impressed with your system or not should not be part of the motivation. From my vantage point the members of A'gon are mature enough (in general) to be way past this. And if someone isn't mature enough, that's his/her problem.

I have never bothered to post my system ... but I do have to admit from time to time I find myself looking at other member’s setups. I tend to start my day on the computer, I will go through the "New Today" list and see if there is anything "too good to pass up" then I occasionally find myself looking at member systems.

Lots of cool setups - lots of millionaires.

From time to time if I have specific issues with equipment I will email someone with the same piece or a similar setup and ask a question. I tend to get annoyed with boastful people and I'm kind of a slob so my system tends to be dusty and the cables are always a mess. Personally ... I'm more into the music and the joy derived from listening to it, not much into the visual presentation.

Some people give and others take - that has always been the way society works. As far as I am concerned, those who share their systems (and risk considerable scorn from self anointed experts) are more of the giving type - confident and open rather than closed and secretive.

People who don't post their systems are the root cause of all that is evil in the audiophile world. There should be a special circle in Hell (right next to the slow left lane drivers) reserved for them. It's like those people who go to a nude beach and keep their clothes on. Right after Congress determines exactly what was being pumped into Roger Clemens butt, I'm going ask them to investigate you guys. Maybe we'll amend the Homeland Security Act and force you to reveal your systems. I can't imagine any real patriot could have a problem with that.

I've got the Bdgregory syndrome myself, though I do have a system posted thus saving myself from the flaming damnation of Onhwy61's special corner of hell at a slightly lower temperature than those who talk on hand-held cell phones while driving. I still actually own and listen to two of the components of the system I have posted (though even those have been in hibernation at times). It has changed so many times over the past eight years or so that I've not tried to keep up with it. It looks nothing at all like it does in my pics anymore. I don't even occupy that space anymore! I'll update it soon. Never had any need for anyone else's approval. Never bought anything as the result of comments on my system page. I do it mostly as a form of socialization and entertainment, and to stay out of the flaming pits of hell. I enjoy seeing what others do with their systems and rooms. All of the decisions I make about what changes to make I've made with my own ears. I've certainly been steered in productive directions, in that regard, as the result of comments by some folks here in the forums. But those I actually pay attention to are folks with a track record of participation and advice that actually resonates with my own experiences from time to time (a few of whom have already posted this very thread) most of whom I've taken the time to correspond directly with. That said, I neither condone nor condemn your decision to not post your system. God will sort it all out in the end.