What do you think of the AoS forum?

[Barry]

Good Evening everyone,

The Art of Sound forum was started by Marco, inter alia, nearly twenty years ago, and it has grown to become a large and popular audio and music forum. Many years ago Members were invited to say what they liked about the forum and what it was that they didn't. All comments and suggestions were considered, and where practical were taken on-board.

Like all specialist fora, membership changes: old and frequent posters, for various reasons, move on to pastures new, and are replaced by new members, Whilst nothing much has changed in the time to affect the Forum's popularity, the AoS doesn't want to rest on its laurels. So we are inviting all the current members to say what they like, and don't like about the Forum.

So please come forward with your opinions and suggestions - be honest and frank, all views will be read and considered, especially any suggestions, and no-one will be penalised for any damming criticism.

Over to you now

Thanks
Barry

[Andy831]

Been a member since 2008, things have changed dramatically with Marco's absence. It's fairly clear that Marco was the driving force and without him there does not seem to be the same interactions. In saying that whilst I personally have never been nor ever will be a prolific poster, I do tend to look in daily, usually about this time, to check out the topics and occasionally to see who is selling what.

[Wakefield Turntables]

AOS has lost it's way. Nobody posts anything new, same old stuff which to some extent is not really related to audio. Frankly I'm not interested in "what's for tea".
I appreciate my threads are now multi-decades old so I could be accused of posting the same old gumph about my kit, so I suppose, pot-kettle-black. I think this community has lost it's sparkle. I could say more but it might ruffle a few feathers.

[Macca]

AOS has lost it's way. Nobody posts anything new, same old stuff which to some extent is not really related to audio. Frankly I'm not interested in "what's for tea".
I appreciate my threads are now multi-decades old so I could be accused of posting the same old gumph about my kit, so I suppose, pot-kettle-black. I think this community has lost it's sparkle. I could say more but it might ruffle a few feathers.

No please do say what you think.

As regards off-topic the forum was always envisaged from the start as a community rather than a hi-fi message board so 'off topic' is considered as important as 'on topic'.

I think most of us are fairy settled so we don't often get anything new but when we do we do post about it. Thing is there's only so much that can be said about anything hi-fi.

If you look at a big forum like Steve Hoffman, there's a 175 page thread about a Marantz SACD player. I mean, how much can you say about a SACD player? I've not read it but it can only be pages and pages of pointless waffle. We always wanted quality over quantity here.

[rmcin626]

After the football earlier this morning, I’m very much in a half glass full mood, I’ve been a member of AoS for just over 10 years, and although I am a member of a few other forums this is the only one I post on. Since covid the forum has changed, Marco is still missing and of course we lost Grant who contributed so much. Grant would usually comment on every post on or off topic and that is greatly missed. There were great debates about many topics which were not music or HiFi related, have a look at the great coffee threads and you’ll see what I mean, bugger all to do with music or equipment.
I usually read everything that is posted regardless of the subject, these days I probably find the music posts most interesting, with the huge variety of music that we all listen to, most days featuring bands or artists I’ve never heard of but that can lead to me investigating new music and artists.
It’s very true to say that the number of daily posts have dropped and the only that change is for the members to post more often.

Just noticed that I have now sneaked over the 6000 posts .

[mikeyb]

The Great Triumvirate are no longer posting...

Marco, Grant (RIP) and Geoff.

They were the mainstay of the Forum and the most likely ones to add to or spark a debate.

I only post occasionally now too as I've sold all my original system and upgrades to fund other projects ( new windows for the house was one ), and I now just listen to music rather than the kit itself which is far more enjoyable and much less expensive

Members come and go and there's many Forums available that people can go where they like.

I myself use 4 HiFi Forums for browsing and posting and I'm sure others use the same ones.

PS: Just checked and I can't believe I've been here since 2014 !

[Wakefield Turntables]

I think that it speaks volumes that only 3-4 people have added comments to this thread.

[Barry]

I think that it speaks volumes that only 3-4 people have added comments to this thread.

Well you have yet to "ruffle our feathers", so say what you want to say. Whatever it is, we won't hold it against you.

[Pigmy Pony]

I think that it speaks volumes that only 3-4 people have added comments to this thread.

I'll get round to commenting at some point, I've been kind of busy with the eleven posts I've made elsewhere on this forum

[Tim]

I'll put something in here tomorrow, off to watch a film now.