New-ish to Audiogon Forums... Is it always like this?


I have been trying to be more involved in the forums over the last couple weeks, and I'm noticing a trend already. It seems that when someone asks for a recommendation for a piece of equipment, they provide little to no room/system context. In a couple threads, I've asked the OP to provide more information, such as system information, preferences, requirements, and the like, and ended not getting much more information. The thread ends up being a running list of members' favorite gear, whether it really helps the OP or not. Is this the norm? If so, I'll probably stop trying to be more involved.
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Showing 1 response by corelli

Sadly, much of what you have observed hits the nail squarely on the head.  It seems well over 90% of the time when someone suggests a piece of gear it is unqualified.  And, as you observed, the OP often never lists what qualities they are looking for.  So it is garbage in, garbage out.  It becomes a predictable and unhelpful exchange of the same things over and over.

On other hand, there are some threads that have been wonderful sources of information that have run for even years populated by some members who are real gems.  Just wished that occurred more often.