BEHOLD - digital gear from Germany

Since when did the environment become so hostile at Audiogon? I've never used Audiogon to actively plug our products. And if did, what would be the problem with that. Don't companies need to sell their products to survive? Bigjob's thread asked whether anyone had heard Behold's products. The fact is that no one in the United States owns any Behold product as we have just entered the market here. Since this was the first thread ever mentioning Behold, I thought it was an appropriate time to introduce myself. Opportunistic, transparent? Call it what you may, but my post was merely intended make people aware that the system is available to listen to. I had thought Audiogon was a community for like-minded enthusiasts to share experiences and information not a place for vitriol and vilification. Commercial members of this site are largely made up of enthusiasts as well who got into the business because of their love this hobby. People who are new to this hobby are going to read threads like this and not want to participate in what should be an embracing welcoming dialog for fear of being thrashed. That's a shame.

Lauferteknik,

If you and Bigjob are not in colusion in this thread, I think you made a poor choice posting on this thread. You should have just started a new thread letting us know you are the US distributor. Step back and look at the thread as a typical member. You will see it looks very fishy. I don't begrudge anyone from making a living. Good luck with your new line.

Like other manufacturers do you should have simply placed an ad with pictures and the whole nine yards. Pay the $6 and list a legitimate ad. The forums are generally reserved for discussions on people's experiences with audio gear and to seek opinions from people who have heard gear. It is not a place to have ads. No one means harm here, but when B-job starts attacking members the way he did right off the bat, then you "conveniently" chime in, it should be no wonder why people are taking offense to these shenanigans. This should be obvious.

Thanks for your input Eldarado. You may be right. At 12:30am we often jump before thinking too much. For whatever it's worth, I have no idea who Bigjob or anyone else on this thread is. From now on I'll keep my distance from posting on this forum. Thanks.

Sam

Since when did the environment become so hostile at Audiogon?

Doesn't appear to be any more hostile than other times when threads of this sort come up.

I've never used Audiogon to actively plug our products.

Sure you have...you just did two days ago...in this thread.

And if did, what would be the problem with that.

Is it becoming apparent yet?

We'll skip some of your other comments for times sake.

but I did like this one...

People who are new to this hobby are going to read threads like this and not want to participate in what should be an embracing welcoming dialog for fear of being thrashed. That's a shame.

Actually...people will read threads like this and will then get a good lesson on how to read between the lines here at Agon and will see an excellent example of how dealers/manufacturers can actually hurt their potential business when jumping into a thread solely for "damage control" purposes.