1st Impression, Join the Forum?

I have also been on different audio forums and have been very active supporting the forum and the social activities the forum can generate for its members.

Social activities are a great way to meet and realise the fingertips used on a keyboard when met as a part of a whole person, presents somebody quite different to the keyboard persona who is most familiar. Keyboard Persona Foes become great chums with a beer in hand and a musical encounter filling a space.

I joined the Gon, because I know great audio experiences are able to be enjoyed without a Mortgage taken out for an audio system. Informing Gon Members that the $10K this; and the $20K that; are not necessary is my special contribution.

It goes out to all lookers-in and in-the-wings members who are not common in their keyboard usage. 

@billstevenson, I just went through this exercise.  Since I couldn't post an image directly from my computer (why not @Audiogon?) in a comment, I loaded my system in My Profile for the first time, including a couple of photos.  Now I can use either of those to add to a discussion.

Or,I should be able to.  In spite of Elliots attempts to assist me I've not been successful in posting a photo without horizontal compression (re: his "enter 600" direction).  So after all his attempts I'm only half way there.

@kennyc 

thanks for that, 

I think everyone knows how thankful I am that I joined back in 2019, and everything I have learned and gained from members here just keeps adding up.

I also snuck my contact info and gained 4 friends and we listen together, go to places together, ... I shouldn't need to feel like a thief to meet someone here.

That's the base of why I want to be proud of the forum, and why I started this.

My first impression of these forums is there are a lot of fake audiophiles who don't really know anything about this hobby or the science of sound in general. Many folks simply fall back on marketing jargon and spew ignorance like expensive speaker cables or power cords change sound. I don't think they're the most prevalent on here, but they are definitely the loudest. And those type of fake audiophiles are part of the reason this hobby is dying. 

My first impression of these forums is there are a lot of fake audiophiles who don't really know anything about this hobby or the science of sound in general. Many folks simply fall back on marketing jargon and spew ignorance like expensive speaker cables or power cords change sound. I don't think they're the most prevalent on here, but they are definitely the loudest. And those type of fake audiophiles are part of the reason this hobby is dying
 

I feel the exact same way, but then I drink a cup of coffee, go on a run or tend to the garden, maybe play fetch with the dog early in the morning, and then I feel all is well in the world. It’s weird how fresh air and staying off the internet can provide a different perspective.