Roscoeiii
1000+ Head-Fier
Thought it might be worthwhile to start a thread on the changes in Inner Fidelity with Rafe behind the wheel. Because my experiences commenting on Rafe's most recent post at Inner Fidelity have been far from pleasant. And my comments and the comments of others have now been removed.
The thread in question:
https://www.innerfidelity.com/content/true-fi-headphone-software-correction
I commented about this post being a warmed over press release and that one of the reasons I visited Inner Fidelity was the relative lack of posts like this. Since it has been deleted I won't be able to give my exact post (if anyone knows how to find these I'll most happily post the full dialogue). But here was Rafe's (now deleted) reply:
Reply posted by: Rafe Arnott
Reply title: Evaluations
Reply comment:
Evaluations are not something I can set up and post in day, but bringing news
to this site about product updates is.
As I mentioned earlier it was posted because I thought it of interest and so
did many others who started a conversation about the product and its use –
which is exactly what I asked.
If you don't understand that, there's nothing I can do for you roscoeiii.
IIRC in the meantime, I'd mentioned that since there is a free trial available, perhaps the post could have been improved by him taking some time to give some initial impressions on a well known headphone like the HD650.
That post was followed later by this reply:
Reply posted by: Rafe Arnott
Reply title: Succeeded...
Reply comment: First, to be clear, I'm not soliciting advice on how to run
this site from IF commenters.
Second, it is presumptuous to assert that you and you alone know what makes
this site a success.
That is your /opinion,/ nothing more. What you like may not be what thousands
of others who visit this site like.
In my last post, I noted what a large proportion of Rafe's Part Time Audiophile posts were warmed-over press releases (which may give some indication of IF's new direction), and noted that when I scanned through about half of his 391 Part Time Audio posts, I found that only 2 were headphone related and both were again warmed over press releases (a Noble sale, and an announcement about Shinola headphones), which would suggest a real lack of experience with the headphone world and his audience for Inner Fidelity.
And my comments were not the only ones that were deleted. I was not the only one unimpressed by the post.
Not an auspicious start over at Rafe's Inner Fidelity. What made it great was the fantastic ratio of excellent content to minimal fluff. Run by someone with deep experience with headphones who would engage in quality dialogue with his readers.
The thread in question:
https://www.innerfidelity.com/content/true-fi-headphone-software-correction
I commented about this post being a warmed over press release and that one of the reasons I visited Inner Fidelity was the relative lack of posts like this. Since it has been deleted I won't be able to give my exact post (if anyone knows how to find these I'll most happily post the full dialogue). But here was Rafe's (now deleted) reply:
Reply posted by: Rafe Arnott
Reply title: Evaluations
Reply comment:
Evaluations are not something I can set up and post in day, but bringing news
to this site about product updates is.
As I mentioned earlier it was posted because I thought it of interest and so
did many others who started a conversation about the product and its use –
which is exactly what I asked.
If you don't understand that, there's nothing I can do for you roscoeiii.
IIRC in the meantime, I'd mentioned that since there is a free trial available, perhaps the post could have been improved by him taking some time to give some initial impressions on a well known headphone like the HD650.
That post was followed later by this reply:
Reply posted by: Rafe Arnott
Reply title: Succeeded...
Reply comment: First, to be clear, I'm not soliciting advice on how to run
this site from IF commenters.
Second, it is presumptuous to assert that you and you alone know what makes
this site a success.
That is your /opinion,/ nothing more. What you like may not be what thousands
of others who visit this site like.
In my last post, I noted what a large proportion of Rafe's Part Time Audiophile posts were warmed-over press releases (which may give some indication of IF's new direction), and noted that when I scanned through about half of his 391 Part Time Audio posts, I found that only 2 were headphone related and both were again warmed over press releases (a Noble sale, and an announcement about Shinola headphones), which would suggest a real lack of experience with the headphone world and his audience for Inner Fidelity.
And my comments were not the only ones that were deleted. I was not the only one unimpressed by the post.
Not an auspicious start over at Rafe's Inner Fidelity. What made it great was the fantastic ratio of excellent content to minimal fluff. Run by someone with deep experience with headphones who would engage in quality dialogue with his readers.