Hi Peter
Ron and I were quite interested in this yesterday as a serious allegation was introduced that this thread and me for that matter are in violation of the TOS for manufacturer input etc. That particular TOS was written years ago by Amir.
Since that time there has been a shift in this forum and in August when Ron and I made a decision as owners of this forum to bring banner ads to the forum. In essence we feel very strongly that manufacturers are the life blood of our hobby. If we didn't support our manufacturers and/or disallowed any comments about their new products the hobby wouldn't be where it is. There is countless precedent on this site where new forums have been created to accommodate the interest in a new product. To that extent we looked at our TOS and specifically the one in particular upon which the allegation was made. Based on that and for the very reasons you give above Peter both Ron and I felt that specific term was archaic and it was unanimously removed from our TOS. We also agreed with Jack's idea and a new subform was created for Center Stage
I too am looking for a direct comparison with the Qpods and I know mountainjoe will do a very fair and honest appraisal of both in his system. Perhaps as part of his comparison he can switch where the Pods are with CS and vice versa. I am sure there are strengths in both products. As a result I sense Joe L got worried that the thread would turn into disparaging another manufacturer's product and this is something neither of us would ever do.
I also feel that rockitman will be in a position to compare his Stillpoints with the CS.
Peter I asked you these questions because I have always felt you to be a man of great understanding and with posts such as the one above, it serves to corroborate my impression and I truly appreciate your candid reply. Joe L and I learn from all of your input as well as from others here
So as Rodney King said a few decades ago , "can't we all just get along?"
One other thing for everyone to consider is the fact that audio fora are changing in the way owners are using them
I can think of 2 other audio forums which are quite popular and I am betting that many of you also are members at both those sites. The owners of both these sites are dealers for most every product discussed on their forum and both also have their own steel and stone audio stores.
So once again Peter thank you very much, as always for your valued input. You are a solid citizen
Ron and I were quite interested in this yesterday as a serious allegation was introduced that this thread and me for that matter are in violation of the TOS for manufacturer input etc. That particular TOS was written years ago by Amir.
Since that time there has been a shift in this forum and in August when Ron and I made a decision as owners of this forum to bring banner ads to the forum. In essence we feel very strongly that manufacturers are the life blood of our hobby. If we didn't support our manufacturers and/or disallowed any comments about their new products the hobby wouldn't be where it is. There is countless precedent on this site where new forums have been created to accommodate the interest in a new product. To that extent we looked at our TOS and specifically the one in particular upon which the allegation was made. Based on that and for the very reasons you give above Peter both Ron and I felt that specific term was archaic and it was unanimously removed from our TOS. We also agreed with Jack's idea and a new subform was created for Center Stage
I too am looking for a direct comparison with the Qpods and I know mountainjoe will do a very fair and honest appraisal of both in his system. Perhaps as part of his comparison he can switch where the Pods are with CS and vice versa. I am sure there are strengths in both products. As a result I sense Joe L got worried that the thread would turn into disparaging another manufacturer's product and this is something neither of us would ever do.
I also feel that rockitman will be in a position to compare his Stillpoints with the CS.
Peter I asked you these questions because I have always felt you to be a man of great understanding and with posts such as the one above, it serves to corroborate my impression and I truly appreciate your candid reply. Joe L and I learn from all of your input as well as from others here
So as Rodney King said a few decades ago , "can't we all just get along?"
One other thing for everyone to consider is the fact that audio fora are changing in the way owners are using them
I can think of 2 other audio forums which are quite popular and I am betting that many of you also are members at both those sites. The owners of both these sites are dealers for most every product discussed on their forum and both also have their own steel and stone audio stores.
So once again Peter thank you very much, as always for your valued input. You are a solid citizen