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In Reply to: An open letter and appeal for this forum posted by FSonicSmith on April 29, 2022 at 06:09:53:
... increasingly turned to headphones in lieu of loudspeakers.
There are other reasons why this website has gradually slowed down over the years, of course, but m.dern lifestyles probably have m.ch to do with the changes you decry. AA started out as a site where traditional loudspeaker people congregated but these oldsters have been dying off.
I dare says that the newest tide of audiophiles are younger, less affluent, and live in sm.ller spaces. They want the m.st com.act and least expensive solutions possible. Headphone sites like Headfi are the latest thing and are doing just fine.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - An open letter and appeal for this forum - FSonicSmith 06:09:53 04/29/22 (177)
- I thought I heard a sonic boom! - peppy m. 17:11:24 05/5/22 (0)
- I'm still here because I *like* the format. - Sherlock 17:02:44 05/5/22 (0)
- Thanks - You reminded me to donate. I like it here. nt - G Squared 06:22:00 05/3/22 (0)
- Guilty! But nearly 50,000 views in the threads show the activity... - Rod M 20:52:04 05/2/22 (3)
- Please no changes - Audio Snob 17:35:57 05/3/22 (0)
- I love it the way it is. The blue color, the fonts, the design: NO changes, please! nt - tinear 14:46:50 05/3/22 (0)
- RE: Agree. No quick quotes! - tketcham 04:17:34 05/3/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - Bob Neill 06:40:26 05/2/22 (0)
- Wow! that's some successful Troll ! - bare 08:56:21 05/1/22 (4)
- Road rage on the highway of the mind. Nt - geoffkait 06:38:33 05/2/22 (0)
- RE: Trollers often start interesting threads. - tketcham 17:22:49 05/1/22 (2)
- RE: Trollers often start interesting threads. - AbeCollins 19:21:03 05/1/22 (1)
- RE: A word by any other name? - tketcham 02:49:02 05/2/22 (0)
- Not all "modern" forum sites are great, even in the fundamentals - Feanor 06:15:15 05/1/22 (0)
- I've been on this board before Facebook, Instagram existed and... - MaxwellP 05:27:36 05/1/22 (0)
- RE: Been covered already but I'll just add... - tketcham 04:49:29 05/1/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - Todd Krieger 01:54:25 05/1/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - Goober58 00:33:27 05/1/22 (0)
- The internet has been getting worse for 20 years. - ornery 17:30:41 04/30/22 (2)
- Can't disagree with that... - musetap 17:50:53 04/30/22 (1)
- RE: Can't disagree with that... - ornery 17:38:52 05/5/22 (0)
- No reason to change - Byrd69 16:19:59 04/30/22 (0)
- NAAH! - BillH 15:38:20 04/30/22 (0)
- I vote to keep the interface EXACTLY as it is - LtMandella 13:26:48 04/30/22 (0)
- I'm happy with the site... and open to changes - Bill Way 12:39:37 04/30/22 (1)
- RE: I'm happy with the site... and open to changes - Todd Krieger 01:37:29 05/1/22 (0)
- Count 131 replies, seems like that is a fairly active forum - Edp 09:47:51 04/30/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - fredtr 08:21:57 04/30/22 (2)
- "Interests appear to be shifting from vintage to digital and pc." - geoffkait 11:56:01 04/30/22 (0)
- Dumbing down in the west ;-) - AbeCollins 08:37:43 04/30/22 (0)
- Are you bored? - Mike K 07:14:43 04/30/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - billo 06:03:16 04/30/22 (2)
- Yes, thank you Rod, Bored - uncle mag 15:34:05 04/30/22 (1)
- The past members as well... - musetap 17:35:06 04/30/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - RGA 03:31:10 04/30/22 (0)
- 5...4...3...2...1 ...Whiners Road here I come! Nt - geoffkait 20:21:49 04/29/22 (15)
- You Belong There...... - Todd Krieger 02:00:28 05/1/22 (1)
- I thought I was there. Nt - geoffkait 10:10:10 05/1/22 (0)
- That's exactly the type of commentary we don't need..... - StephenJK 03:44:33 04/30/22 (12)
- And yet... - Ivan303 06:06:39 04/30/22 (1)
- RE: And yet... - troutbum 15:06:01 04/30/22 (0)
- That appears to be more whining. Nt - geoffkait 04:39:13 04/30/22 (0)
- Agreed - cawson@onetel.com 04:22:17 04/30/22 (0)
- Yep! - Mr Steed 04:12:29 04/30/22 (7)
- A rather poor sense of humor is the downfall of many audio forums. Nt - geoffkait 04:34:47 04/30/22 (6)
- Don't be a troll...... - StephenJK 12:04:45 04/30/22 (2)
- And another thing - geoffkait 14:27:19 04/30/22 (0)
- I heard you the first time. Are all Canadians so rude and humorless? - geoffkait 14:17:17 04/30/22 (0)
- I don't know - lancelot 10:38:03 04/30/22 (2)
- The point frequently seeming to be that GK gets one to thinking... - musetap 17:20:00 04/30/22 (0)
- "Humor is subjective." - Joker - geoffkait 10:51:11 04/30/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - walkstoslow 18:39:27 04/29/22 (0)
- Just needs "Notification" feature for replies to my posts - Jon L 18:06:29 04/29/22 (5)
- Yes, I would like that feature; also a "Like" indicator - Feanor 06:05:48 05/1/22 (1)
- Agree - E-Stat 16:14:15 05/1/22 (0)
- RE: Just needs "Notification" feature for replies to my posts - Todd Krieger 01:34:59 05/1/22 (0)
- RE: Just needs "Notification" feature for replies to my posts - tketcham 05:01:36 04/30/22 (1)
- Thanks! (nt) - Jon L 16:13:18 05/1/22 (0)
- the best thing about AA is that it is -- still -- the best audio forum - mhardy6647 17:55:32 04/29/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - itolduso1000timesb4 17:21:57 04/29/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - adam@denderapartners.com 17:15:50 04/29/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - Joe Backer 16:33:32 04/29/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - Sondek 14:49:18 04/29/22 (0)
- RE: don't fix it if it ain't broke! - ChesshireCat 14:24:10 04/29/22 (0)
- I Like as is. Fast, safe, comfortable. Cripes, heaven help even so much as typing caps gets Defcon 1LOL! (nt) - Jonesy 14:07:58 04/29/22 (0)
- Hmmm - E-Stat 13:57:14 04/29/22 (2)
- Nice research! - 1973shovel 07:43:54 05/1/22 (1)
- Thx - E-Stat 13:08:08 05/1/22 (0)
- Jeez, I don't come here for graphics or fonts. Have anything worth mentioning about hifi or music? nt - Rick W 13:33:52 04/29/22 (0)
- Just FWIW this board does have italics :) - Ralph 13:29:32 04/29/22 (5)
- RE: Just FWIW this board does have italics :) - Todd Krieger 01:30:56 05/1/22 (0)
- RE: Just FWIW this board does have italics :) - longtimequadowner 18:52:51 04/29/22 (0)
- yup, and I can feel like a coder when I use them! ;) - mhardy6647 14:47:57 04/29/22 (2)
- Easy, but... - E-Stat 15:24:55 04/29/22 (1)
- Yup. I can imagine. ;) (nt) - mhardy6647 17:17:43 04/30/22 (0)
- Please don't describe this forum as a "Board" - cawson@onetel.com 13:05:29 04/29/22 (1)
- Yeah - that confused me momentarily too - Chris from Lafayette 16:19:39 04/29/22 (0)
- My favorite bike forum went "bright fresh and fun"... - Tromatic 12:18:32 04/29/22 (0)
- Rod, what's old will soon be new again - Story 11:59:53 04/29/22 (0)
- I agree that AA format is one problem - Feanor 10:22:53 04/29/22 (11)
- RE: I agree that AA format is one problem - Robert J 14:04:19 04/29/22 (0)
- I think the fact that Amir has done a fair amount of YouTube videos. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:01:32 04/29/22 (2)
- I differ defining the camps - E-Stat 12:57:44 04/29/22 (1)
- I agree that final choice should be governed by preference - Feanor 04:01:54 04/30/22 (0)
- Hardcore objectivists and engineers - geoffkait 11:05:32 04/29/22 (6)
- Audio gear exists to be measured, not listened to! - Brian H P 15:44:24 04/29/22 (4)
- So folks at ASR are about as interested in music as those here at AA - Feanor 03:52:04 04/30/22 (3)
- RE: Curious as to why... - tketcham 06:28:01 05/1/22 (2)
- I agree that these forums are dedicated to music, but ... - Feanor 11:03:48 05/1/22 (1)
- There are actual music discussions in Classical, whereas in the other music forums here.... - musetap 15:25:22 05/1/22 (0)
- nice post - Story 11:55:40 04/29/22 (0)
- This is my favorite forum format. - The Killer Piglet 10:06:45 04/29/22 (8)
- Ditto - any bells and whistles seem irrelevant to the intent of this site... - musetap 16:37:45 04/29/22 (1)
- heck yea... classic all the way. Ciew - Threads and Thread-Display are real winner too. - The Killer Piglet 15:58:47 04/30/22 (0)
- At the risk of being overly dramatic - FSonicSmith 10:26:02 04/29/22 (5)
- At the risk of replying to a stupid post... - Ivan303 12:03:03 04/29/22 (0)
- Facebook - grantv 11:05:15 04/29/22 (0)
- Your statement - Steve O 11:01:43 04/29/22 (2)
- +1... - Ivan303 08:10:22 04/30/22 (0)
- Agree, I hit this site on my Android multiple times daily, NP. NT - grantv 11:07:58 04/29/22 (0)
- I prefer the AA 'classic' format.... - Ivan303 10:00:55 04/29/22 (3)
- Same Here....... - Todd Krieger 01:25:01 05/1/22 (0)
- It sure is. - Mr Steed 12:04:06 04/29/22 (1)
- RE: It sure is. - troutbum 05:30:13 04/30/22 (0)
- RE: this forum - Mike B. 09:35:30 04/29/22 (10)
- I do miss Romy... - Ivan303 10:17:53 04/29/22 (9)
- RE: I do miss Romy... - Mike B. 12:05:42 04/29/22 (0)
- But why? He was a nut case [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 11:40:17 04/29/22 (3)
- RE: But why? He was a nut case [nt] - howard 04:52:35 05/9/22 (0)
- He's Russian. Hel-loo! Nt - geoffkait 06:41:01 04/30/22 (1)
- He has a YouTube channel... - Ivan303 07:26:22 05/1/22 (0)
- RE: You never watched Magnetar morph into a super-villain in his driveway - B. Scarpia 11:37:13 04/29/22 (3)
- I said 'not so much'... - Ivan303 12:32:11 04/29/22 (2)
- I did appreciate ................ - Cut-Throat 15:04:31 04/29/22 (1)
- RE: I did appreciate ................ - Tom Brennan 07:43:32 05/1/22 (0)
- Your Post did not 'Hit the Nail on the Head ' ......It missed by a Mile ............. - Cut-Throat 09:31:19 04/29/22 (15)
- Yep... actually bought my first decent system... - musetap 15:33:34 05/1/22 (0)
- Young vs Old - Bromo33333 09:44:03 04/29/22 (13)
- RE: Young vs Old - BillH 15:40:51 04/30/22 (0)
- Stereo Systems were for the 'Masses' in the 60s and 70s ................. - Cut-Throat 09:57:11 04/29/22 (11)
- RE: Stereo Systems were for the 'Masses' in the 60s and 70s ................. - Brian H P 16:09:59 04/29/22 (10)
- :these little dipshits are left to take over." .... You mean like Elon Musk ? .......... - Cut-Throat 16:38:25 04/29/22 (9)
- Nah. He's 50, with degrees in math, physics, and economics. - Brian H P 16:48:39 04/29/22 (8)
- Those 39 sec attention span - Steve O 18:26:41 04/29/22 (7)
- Sorry pal... - Ozzie 20:40:02 04/29/22 (6)
- I'm pretty sure the way it works - Steve O 04:39:37 04/30/22 (5)
- Yep - Ozzie 06:23:26 04/30/22 (3)
- RE: Yep - Cut-Throat 14:28:23 04/30/22 (2)
- Bravo! Undocumented workers also have worked for below-norm - tinear 14:51:32 05/3/22 (0)
- Thank you... - Uncle Mike 16:06:23 05/1/22 (0)
- That's what 'they' want you to beleive ........... - Cut-Throat 05:29:09 04/30/22 (0)
- My 2 cents... - mlsstl 09:01:58 04/29/22 (3)
- I think your explanation is one of the most accurate I've seen here. - MWE 07:10:21 04/30/22 (0)
- RE: My 2 cents... - FSonicSmith 09:27:31 04/29/22 (1)
- RE: "Younger enthusiasts want to read on their phones and participate from their phones." - Neil49 04:51:48 05/15/22 (0)
- Old school audiophiles have died, become deaf, sick, or senile. While, more modern audiophiles have... - peppy m. 04/29/2208:52:19 04/29/22 (0)
- There are two things that keep me here - Dave_K 08:47:28 04/29/22 (3)
- RE: There are two things that keep me here - Rocket_Powered 11:59:41 04/29/22 (2)
- It might already be possible if I'm understanding you - AbeCollins 14:47:45 04/29/22 (1)
- Exactly what I'm asking!! Thank you! - Rocket_Powered 08:04:12 05/2/22 (0)
- Been reading AA for a long time - Rocket_Powered 08:16:34 04/29/22 (1)
- +1 nt - Bromo33333 08:28:56 04/29/22 (0)
- If the changes you want to do make the site more like Audiogon,.. - DustyC 07:45:57 04/29/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - Jack G 07:41:30 04/29/22 (2)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - FSonicSmith 08:06:09 04/29/22 (1)
- FWIW, I do miss the old AA. (nt) - Jack G 10:47:08 04/29/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - triode3 07:17:48 04/29/22 (0)
- The change is more in 'social media' and the way folks 'access' content like this - mhardy6647 07:01:49 04/29/22 (3)
- Re: "anti-social social media"- right on target. nt. - MWE 07:15:57 04/30/22 (0)
- I have to agree with you - AbeCollins 07:39:04 04/29/22 (1)
- RE: I have to agree with you - DrN 11:04:23 04/29/22 (0)
- RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum - grantv 07:00:02 04/29/22 (0)
- I Guess I'm a Luddite? - Sibelius 06:59:30 04/29/22 (12)
- RE: I Guess I'm a Luddite? - tweaker456 15:22:20 04/29/22 (1)
- RE: I Guess I'm a Luddite? - mg16 15:39:59 04/29/22 (0)
- "I know it's possible because I see others doing it" - 1973shovel 07:26:19 04/29/22 (4)
- Where do you find the "Asylum HTML" list ? - AbeCollins 07:50:27 04/29/22 (3)
- It's in the Asylum FAQ's Abe - 1973shovel 07:57:00 04/29/22 (2)
- Thanks for pointing it out.... - AbeCollins 14:42:50 04/29/22 (1)
- You're welcome - 1973shovel 05:33:55 04/30/22 (0)
- I'm a Luddite as well. I still use paragraphs. Nt - viridian 07:03:28 04/29/22 (4)
- You nailed it - 1973shovel 07:39:26 04/29/22 (0)
- and even punctuation! ;) - mhardy6647 07:04:11 04/29/22 (2)
- I blame texting - 1973shovel 07:52:10 04/29/22 (1)
- eats shoots and leaves ;) - mhardy6647 08:57:13 04/29/22 (0)
- Not in critical condition or in need of DNR instructions IMHO - AbeCollins 06:56:47 04/29/22 (4)
- RE: Not in critical condition or in need of DNR instructions IMHO - FSonicSmith 07:10:32 04/29/22 (3)
- RE: Not in critical condition or in need of DNR instructions IMHO - AbeCollins 07:33:15 04/29/22 (2)
- RE: Not in critical condition or in need of DNR instructions IMHO - cawson@onetel.com 12:58:28 04/29/22 (0)
- RE: Not in critical condition or in need of DNR instructions IMHO - Jack G 08:44:10 04/29/22 (0)
- From an Engineering perspective..... - StephenJK 06:39:08 04/29/22 (6)
- actually, and amusingly, one CAN have a signature line here... - mhardy6647 07:06:30 04/29/22 (1)
- RE: actually, and amusingly, one CAN have a signature line here... - StephenJK 03:47:13 04/30/22 (0)
- RE: From an Engineering perspective..... - FSonicSmith 07:06:07 04/29/22 (3)
- Younger enthusiasts - oh, you mean like 50 year olds? Nt - geoffkait 04:27:40 05/3/22 (1)
- mere kids! ;) (nt) - mhardy6647 14:49:58 05/3/22 (0)
- You may have a point...... - StephenJK 12:40:42 04/29/22 (0)
Follow Ups
- Old school audiophiles have died, become deaf, sick, or senile. While, more modern audiophiles have... - peppy m. 04/29/2208:52:19 04/29/22 (0)