Your thoughts please gentlemen, and in the interests of pure membership feedback, admin and mods should not vote on this poll.
Cheers.
Remain as members with no restrictions?
Remain as members restricted to mentioning AVI only where specifically addressed, or other similarly appropriate situations?
Not remain as members?
Not bothered
Your thoughts please gentlemen, and in the interests of pure membership feedback, admin and mods should not vote on this poll.
Cheers.
Ben Duncan mains conditioner
2022 MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro 10/16/16/16
Samsung QE75Q90T 75" QLED TV
XMOS DSD Async USB to Coax converter
RME Audio ADI-2 FS (AK4493) DAC
Chord Clearway XLR interconnects
Audioquest Crimson USB interconnect
QED Quartz Reference optical interconnect
Edifier S3000 Pro active speakers
Atacama SE24 stands
I voted for the second option but this refers more to the ADM9s/Apple love-in than AVI in general, a company reputed for excellent high fidelity components including amps, speakers and CD players.
Oh dear I voted but I acknowledge my vote and where it went for the purposes of counting later.
"Where specifically addressed" should mean responses to "I want to upgrade the music coming from my computer" not simply "I want to upgrade (part of) my hi-fi."
I will say that the restriction really should take the form of a gentlemen's agreement rather than a more formal limitation.
Ben Duncan mains conditioner
2022 MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro 10/16/16/16
Samsung QE75Q90T 75" QLED TV
XMOS DSD Async USB to Coax converter
RME Audio ADI-2 FS (AK4493) DAC
Chord Clearway XLR interconnects
Audioquest Crimson USB interconnect
QED Quartz Reference optical interconnect
Edifier S3000 Pro active speakers
Atacama SE24 stands
As I see it, there should be more options on the poll.
This is what I would do and why:
AVI should be afforded the same rights as all other manufacturers, even though they (AVI) have repeatedly abused the tolerance of every forum they have joined.
For a marketeer, Ashley seems to have a very poor grasp of how to positively interact with other people. More to the point, he seems to have completely lost sight of the fact that PEOPLE, ie. the customers or even just the potential customers (even those with views different from his own) are the most important part of this game, not some theoretical engineering ideal. Hope springs eternal...
jcb, on the other hand appears to be nothing more than a puffed up self important hanger on and does no good to AVI or himself. If only he could see himself as others see him. Hope has left the building.
I would allow him posting rights on any subject except AVI or their products unless in direct response to a specific query from another non AVI-affiliated forum member.
Last edited by enbee23; 20-03-2008 at 13:46. Reason: clarity re abuse of forums
Which is essentially option two. Obviously whatever the outcome there will be moderation on subsequent posts to check that everything stays within the restriction as voted. I could have added many more options but three simple and clear options is plenty to gauge a feeling.
Ben Duncan mains conditioner
2022 MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro 10/16/16/16
Samsung QE75Q90T 75" QLED TV
XMOS DSD Async USB to Coax converter
RME Audio ADI-2 FS (AK4493) DAC
Chord Clearway XLR interconnects
Audioquest Crimson USB interconnect
QED Quartz Reference optical interconnect
Edifier S3000 Pro active speakers
Atacama SE24 stands
Four options now, one has just been added.
Ben Duncan mains conditioner
2022 MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro 10/16/16/16
Samsung QE75Q90T 75" QLED TV
XMOS DSD Async USB to Coax converter
RME Audio ADI-2 FS (AK4493) DAC
Chord Clearway XLR interconnects
Audioquest Crimson USB interconnect
QED Quartz Reference optical interconnect
Edifier S3000 Pro active speakers
Atacama SE24 stands
Sorry, should have been clearer:
Option 1 for Ashley/AVI, option 2 for jcblurb.
Ahh, I see what you mean now.
Ben Duncan mains conditioner
2022 MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro 10/16/16/16
Samsung QE75Q90T 75" QLED TV
XMOS DSD Async USB to Coax converter
RME Audio ADI-2 FS (AK4493) DAC
Chord Clearway XLR interconnects
Audioquest Crimson USB interconnect
QED Quartz Reference optical interconnect
Edifier S3000 Pro active speakers
Atacama SE24 stands
Could we ask that all members vote, please?
There are enough options I would hope to satisfy everyone.
We have 175 members now and I would really like as many people to vote as possible as it's the only way to get a true reflection of current feeling on this matter.
So let's see plenty of voting on this issue, please.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Personally I would have said option 2 (or 3!) for both as I am heartily sick of reading their tag-team BS all over the interweb. Their tantrums earlier today tell the whole world what kind of people they truly are, underneath those "nice old English buffer" exteriors...
However... AVI is a manufacturer and this forum sets its stall by giving manufacturers a place to say their piece. So AVI has to get option 1. I just wish Ashley would wind his neck in a little...