Yeldarb
100+ Head-Fier
I have written and re-written this post a number of times. I have something to say, and I am not sure of the best way to say it. It is about how I feel about a couple of things that have happened on the forum, and about how I think an injustice has taken place.
I believe that you can tell from reading the posts of an individual, something about how much thought they put into what they write, as well as the depth of their experience in the world of HeadFi. I respect the views of contributors who can give a valid basis for their comments. For this reason there are some contributors whose posts I will read, and will accept, even if I am not in agreement with their point of view. There are others whose views I look forward to reading as I think they have something valid to say. The benefit of a forum such as ours is that all can contribute. The challenge is that under the guise of an avatar, comments can be posted that probably wouldn’t be said face to face. Indeed if a little forethought were exercised, perhaps some posts would not have been made in the first place. However, such is the nature of discussion forums.
In recent months Pink Floyd has posted a number of threads relating to the Solo headamp. In one he relates his experience of the amp, and its journey through a number of modifications, to the variant that will be generally available soon. In another he goes under the bonnet and in a third he is celebrating the fact that one manufacturer has chosen the product of another manufacturer to showcase their equipment.
However, over the course of numerous posts by various contributors, the threads appear to have been mugged and judiciously kicked in the nuts. The original messages have been lost and all that remains is a slightly uneasy feeling that something not very nice has just taken place. I am not saying that there has been any malice of forethought in the posts, but I do feel that the Solo has been given a raw deal and an injustice may have been done to both it and the manufacturer. Currently anyone researching the Solo could not fail to be concerned by the current threads. Certainly I would have had second thoughts - and have missed out on an amp that I really like - if my search for an amp had taken place right now.
I am sure that when this forum was launched, it was by enthusiasts who reviewed all equipment on its merits, and following careful evaluation, made considered comment. Has this approach been lost or is this particular amp too insignificant to merit better treatment by the current membership? I would really like to think that this is not the case. I am sure that we would all like our forum to continue to be a source of quality evaluations of HeadFi equipment and allow newcomers and upgraders alike access to well-considered reviews.
There is a solution to this. I know that the full content of the review of the Solo is on Pink Floyd’s website (Rock Grotto). I would like to see a copy of his review added to the featured full amplification reviews in our forum. (I am sure Pink Floyd would give his permission for this inclusion). This would allow readers to view the unsullied original version and not be put off the amp by the content and direction of the threads. This I feel would go some way toward resolving the injustice done to this amp.
I believe that you can tell from reading the posts of an individual, something about how much thought they put into what they write, as well as the depth of their experience in the world of HeadFi. I respect the views of contributors who can give a valid basis for their comments. For this reason there are some contributors whose posts I will read, and will accept, even if I am not in agreement with their point of view. There are others whose views I look forward to reading as I think they have something valid to say. The benefit of a forum such as ours is that all can contribute. The challenge is that under the guise of an avatar, comments can be posted that probably wouldn’t be said face to face. Indeed if a little forethought were exercised, perhaps some posts would not have been made in the first place. However, such is the nature of discussion forums.
In recent months Pink Floyd has posted a number of threads relating to the Solo headamp. In one he relates his experience of the amp, and its journey through a number of modifications, to the variant that will be generally available soon. In another he goes under the bonnet and in a third he is celebrating the fact that one manufacturer has chosen the product of another manufacturer to showcase their equipment.
However, over the course of numerous posts by various contributors, the threads appear to have been mugged and judiciously kicked in the nuts. The original messages have been lost and all that remains is a slightly uneasy feeling that something not very nice has just taken place. I am not saying that there has been any malice of forethought in the posts, but I do feel that the Solo has been given a raw deal and an injustice may have been done to both it and the manufacturer. Currently anyone researching the Solo could not fail to be concerned by the current threads. Certainly I would have had second thoughts - and have missed out on an amp that I really like - if my search for an amp had taken place right now.
I am sure that when this forum was launched, it was by enthusiasts who reviewed all equipment on its merits, and following careful evaluation, made considered comment. Has this approach been lost or is this particular amp too insignificant to merit better treatment by the current membership? I would really like to think that this is not the case. I am sure that we would all like our forum to continue to be a source of quality evaluations of HeadFi equipment and allow newcomers and upgraders alike access to well-considered reviews.
There is a solution to this. I know that the full content of the review of the Solo is on Pink Floyd’s website (Rock Grotto). I would like to see a copy of his review added to the featured full amplification reviews in our forum. (I am sure Pink Floyd would give his permission for this inclusion). This would allow readers to view the unsullied original version and not be put off the amp by the content and direction of the threads. This I feel would go some way toward resolving the injustice done to this amp.
