Thank you Barry and Steve, I appreciate your support.

I have spent my entire working life since 1973 trying to help people to choose the best Hi-Fi system they can get for their money and have many thousands of satisfied customers over the years. During this time I have gathered some knowledge and expertise and have had some very talented designers and manufacturers I have been proud to call friends but sometimes on various forums I am put down with comments such as "he would say that" or "of course, he's a dealer" etc or just completely ignored even when the discussion is completely factual and not an opinion.

Because of this I restrict my forum time to AOS, which is the friendliest forum in my opinion. I also go on PFM but that can get aggressive and the HUG where I have never had a bad word and my posts are always taken seriously. I'm often ignored completely on all but the HUG but George, Colin or Brian who has had at most a couple of systems in his life is lauded as a pundit and often very wrong. It's hurtful because I care and am here because I want to help and I care.

That's it. I've had my rant and will carry on doing my best and thank those who appreciate my opinion.