Dealers hijacking the discussions

We are all guilty of this in a way. When somebody opens up a thread asking for opinions on piece ‘a’ or ‘b’, how many times do you have people write in saying that piece ‘c’ Or ‘d’ is better? These replies probably come from non-dealers but they could also come from somebody that will be selling their piece shortly.
Personally I like when people chime in with other alternatives, I have not reviewed or heard every piece of equipment out there and some suggestions that people bring up might peak my interest.
i have seen threads when people make suggestions on alternatives and they get shot down, which to me shows that the person isn’t open minded.
I do agree that dealers or even non-dealers shouldn’t pressure people into something that the don’t want.

Dave, why don’t you stop engaging with gpgr4blu? You post, then he posts, then you go into a ten paragraph response. All that does it stir the pot further until the thread degrades into a name-calling thread between the two of you.

You will contribute a lot more value to the discussion by focusing on the topic at hand, rather than having your public battles, primarily with one poster. It’s silly, it degrades the forum, and it makes you look like a kindergartener.

It's the definition of insanity to keep doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result.

sondermn

+1   thank you!

so what if Dave Wilson drives a Ferrari ?

To respond to Audiotroy's continued lies above. I never never stated that I have a "great system" as he claims I've said. Nor have I or would I say anything to that effect. My system is no better than anyone else's system that works for them. I have also not hijacked a Persona thread as he said. I will quote my post  on October 28th on another thread in which Audiotroy accused me of appearing to have an axe to grind against him him:

"Audiotroy:
Your store has good products, indeed many excellent ones. I’m a fan of ATC, T&A, Legacy, KEF, Stiipoints and many others that it appears you may sell. I actually have no ax to grind. Don’t hijack with never ending "educational" and self promoting pablum and biased dealer opinions and we’ll be fine. Just look at posts by Jonathan Carr, Atmasphere, Audioengr, Kevin Deal (Upscale Audio), Albert Porter (Allnic) and countless others whose opinions many of us here value. They don’t come in to threads that have nothing to do with their products and suggest to OPs to try their products as an alternative to the product at hand. I’m sure they have the urge to talk about their very extensive knowledge and experience and cite chapter and verse of how they came to manufacture or sell what they believe to be the best products of their kind. But they don’t. That is why when they speak, we still listen attentively and often learn.
And you don’t have to claim that you have more integrity than other dealers to sell your stuff. It is simply not necessary. Let the products you sell speak for themselves.
Peace"

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