Why no Virtual System pics??
I would want to come off as a braggart or of being boastful.assuming you meant to insert a ’not’ in there. :-) but honestly this is a hobbyist site. and while i agree posting a picture of expensive gear with price tags plunked down in a room without thought might be too much of that; it’s the effort and passion of the hobby that we are dealing with. and levels of commitment and creative thinking. and sharing our journey’s. it’s a community and celebrating each other’s fun stuff is an aspect of it. and learning from others can be very helpful. but each to their own personal sense of lines to be crossed. not one right way. what's the difference between owning and driving a Porsche or Ferrari, or an expensive Boat, or watch, or drinking an expensive wine or scotch......from showing pics of your room and gear? nothing. |
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@mikelavigne Agreed system page traffic is not what it once was, I think the problem there is Audiogon separated Virtual Systems and the Forums to some extent. I used to see updates on systems in the forum that would lead me to systems. And yes the forums have devolved a bit but there are still pockets of enlightenment. One of the very few positives of the Covid pandemic is folks being home and spending time taking pics and posting systems. I find myself checking in a lot more lately and leaving comments, it's always nice to get some comments if you're taking the time to show your system. |
If having no system photos de-legitimizes forum contributions in the view of some readers, then those readers are missing out (and being rather shallow). i don't see that being the case. well founded ideas stand on their own. OTOH if you have really strong or 'out there' statements or claims then readers will want to understand where you are coming from. and a system page can help with that. but it's not that important. time on the site and posting history has equal or more weight to a system page with pictures in my mind. there is a degree of earning your credibility involved. signal to noise ratio if you will. |
Honestly, I don't think my systems look all that great. They are all in compromised listening spaces, but I enjoy how they sound. That, and I'm a photographer, so I would be really anal about it, and when I look at the time it would take to take photos, process them to my standard, and list everything in all four systems... there are other things I'd rather be doing. I do appreciate guys like @mikelavigne who has an amazing system taking the time to document what they have done. |
@jaytor , omg dude, you should have posted those pics long ago! Absolutely steller set-up👍 @mikelavigne , I’ve seen your virtual systems many times and love it! One of my favorites! @tvad , just remove the whips and chains you have mounted on the walls then you’re good to go! In my mind, it does discredit you to some degree. What happens if you come here giving advice because you’ve read all kinds of articles on line and you are sitting there listening to a bose wave radio or a casio tape deck on valve springs? Helllooooo, lol |
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i’ve had pictures of my room on Audiogon since 2004 when i built my room. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/615 it’s the most visited Audiogon private (non dealer) room by far. but relatively little activity in recent years. even though i’ve tried to keep my room thread up to date; that’s just not the focus of the forum anymore. for years i had many audiogon members comment on that room thread almost daily. and there were other rooms that also had lots of activity. so system descriptions and feedback was a big part of audiogon. but then the forum changed, the focus of forum ownership changed, and many long time audiogon’ers moved on to other forums with more serious high end focus. i use to post about lots of system and room changes and ideas on my Audiogon system thread, but as there was little or no feedback on those comments, now those posts are done on different forums and get lots of activity and that’s where i hang mostly. now audiogon is a different animal. you have to dig to find content with substance. lot’s of agenda’s, and the audiogon community has generally moved down market. which is not anything bad, just less relevant for higher end gear talk. maybe one out of 10 threads i even bother to look at. and system picture pages don’t get much attention. logically people just don’t bother with things that are not ’happening’. |
b_limo Why no Virtual System pics??I do post some photos of my system, but I do it on the "Friendly Forum for High-End Audio." That’s a place where people actually go to talk about audio and music. By comparison, Audiogon is a cesspool. Right now there is a thread that contains posts promoting white privilege, slavery and bestiality. And then there are the users who come only to argue, demand scientific testing from others, insist we’re deluded, and on and on and on. And let's not forget the right-wing conspiracy whackos and the links they share to promote their brand of hate and intolerance. Audiogon reached a new low this week with a post extolling the joys of gay anal sex in a doctor’s office. If you wonder why user Noble100 hasn’t posted here since May 26, now you know. I’m sure he’ll return after his "time-out." In the interim we’ll just have to settle for the renderings of the forum’s other deviants. None of this is to suggest that Audiogon is worthless. But no, I’m not going to post photos here. |
I've been toying around mass loading recently, but only have one pic... https://www.culture24.org.uk/asset_arena/8/71/06/360178/v0_master.jpg DeKay |
jaytor181 posts05-29-2020 6:36pmOK. You inspired me to add some photos and explanations. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8726 Geez, nice system.. So did you do the paint too. GR sure has some nice stuff. I have a pair of trip kits, but I went with dual cabinets, I built toppers that can stack also. I had Queen An legs built for my old TT they match the GRs Bass boxes and MB Columns (stacked toppers). I gotta post progress pics, if nothing else, 30-45 days, I'll be real close. 30 minutes a day is all my hands can take.. Beautiful system.. very clean, I just wish.. LOL Regards |
Dunno about others, but for me it took someone bugging me. After a year or so a few people were like yeah so where’s your system? Which I had to admit they had a point. So after a lot of dusting and cleaning and relocating at least some of the accumulated clutter I was able to pile enough of the remaining junk into a corner out of camera view and take some pictures. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367 In the end I wished I’d done it sooner because it really helps not only others but myself. Normally I just go in there and put a record on and turn the lights out and listen. Its not like I spend a lot of time thinking how things look, studying all this stuff. But having taken pictures I find myself seeing things from a whole new perspective. Ultimately of course we are audiophiles. You know what that means. That’s right. They complained when I had no images. Now they complain that I do. Audiophiles. About the only thing they don’t complain about is the one with 22k posts and no system. None. That they are fine with. Go figure. Post your pics people. Like they say on Rennlist, without pictures it didn't happen. |
