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[Ben-M]

On 9/30/2019 at 12:09 PM, sandyk said:

Hi Alex

 

 Given that so many members loathe and detest the Audiophile press, we would never know about new and alternative products,

which may be a brand new type of product, and not necessarily in competition with our Paid Advertisers.

Perhaps we could have a new thread where bona fide manufacturers could post a ONE OFF information release, with neither members or the manufacturer being permitted to post any replies ?

 It would then be up to any interested members to check the manufacturer's site for themselves.

 I agree that it could be a Double Edged sword, but in the absence of reading sometimes biased reports elsewhere, we could be missing out on some new and worthwhile products.

 Chris could even charge a small nominal fee for each product listed in this area to deter Spam ?

 

Kind Regards

Alex K.

I like this idea too. 

 

It could become a total gong show, but an unmanaged channel where manufacturers didn't need screening and could post there garbeled English and whatever links without worrying about passing some kind of test would be nice. 

 

There's lots of gear out there, like the Denafrips stuff, that was on the scene for a while before it caught on and got digital love. If there had been places where manufacturers could have posted it for any willing party to have a look, that would be cool. 

 

It could even become a platform for upvoting which could entice reviewers to take on new gear that wouldn't otherwise consider. 

 

But it would need policing because for sure assholes would abuse it and try to game the system.