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    Re: Am I Being Censored on Another Audio Forum Site?

    Quote Originally Posted by XV-1 View Post
    VAC & Von Scheweikert are both big advertisers on WBF, so you must not have any negative views.
    any product that is not advertised is up for open slander if needed.

    sad but true.
    i can personally tell you that does not happen. there are 'not subtle' attempts to 'stroke' advertisers to a degree, but never seen any advertising related moderator actions. i personally posted plenty of VAC criticisms over the last 2 years since i had the VAC Statement 450's in my room for 3 months.

    and the cables that Von Schweikert sells, Masterbuilt, have taken lots of serious flack on WBF over the years. the speakers, which i used to own (VR9SE in 2004-2005), are not (or very rarely) criticized only because they are very good.

    you can make a case that the footers that Steve Williams sells get plenty of promo, but certainly no more than happens here. and Steve gets a bit of flack (some from me) for that on WBF, but it's never moderated.

    every product on WBF is fair game. 'troll-like' fly by comments get deep sixed.....but that is rare.....and 'form' not 'product' related. i've seen intense criticism of products of advertisers not get moderated when i thought it should be. and the site owners are not dictators at all, there is a good level of back channel communication when there is conflict.

    plenty of politics and intrigue on WBF of course, as there are on any intense hobbyist forum. justice is not as blind as it might be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Lavigne View Post
    i can personally tell you that does not happen. there are 'not subtle' attempts to 'stroke' advertisers to a degree, but never seen any advertising related moderator actions. i personally posted plenty of VAC criticisms over the last 2 years since i had the VAC Statement 450's in my room for 3 months.

    and the cables that Von Schweikert sells, Masterbuilt, have taken lots of serious flack on WBF over the years. the speakers, which i used to own (VR9SE in 2004-2005), are not (or very rarely) criticized only because they are very good.

    you can make a case that the footers that Steve Williams sells get plenty of promo, but certainly no more than happens here. and Steve gets a bit of flack (some from me) for that on WBF, but it's never moderated.

    every product on WBF is fair game. 'troll-like' fly by comments get deep sixed.....but that is rare.....and 'form' not 'product' related. i've seen intense criticism of products of advertisers not get moderated when i thought it should be. and the site owners are not dictators at all, there is a good level of back channel communication when there is conflict.

    plenty of politics and intrigue on WBF of course, as there are on any intense hobbyist forum. justice is not as blind as it might be.
    I almost spit up my coffee when I read this. There are sacred cows and they are defended. You might need to define what "troll like fly by comments" means and why it's OK they are "deep sixed." DDK's comments about "fake wood with crop circles" didn't go over very well and I would hardly call David a troll. It all depends on whose feelings are getting hurt.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mep View Post
    I almost spit up my coffee when I read this. There are sacred cows and they are defended. You might need to define what "troll like fly by comments" means and why it's OK they are "deep sixed." DDK's comments about "fake wood with crop circles" didn't go over very well and I would hardly call David a troll. It all depends on whose feelings are getting hurt.
    any other reaction from you would surprise me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Lavigne View Post
    any other reaction from you would surprise me.
    You shouldn't be surprised because you know I tell it like it is. Some people who swear they love them some truth only love truth when it coincides with their version of the truth. I was a real founding member of WBF and I was there from the very beginning unlike other people who bought their way in years later and participated in revisionist history. I guess that is no different than being name a senior contributing reviewer when you haven't had a stereo system in a decade. I know what the forum is about which is why I made the decision to leave once and for all.

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    Re: Am I Being Censored on Another Audio Forum Site?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    Joe and I are.
    And Bob (me) too ... Ivan the terrible ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikado463 View Post
    Mike I think it's quite apparent of the amount of openness and freedom here on your site vs. 'the other'. I thank you for that !
    I've had posts 'dissapear' as well over there.

    IMO, 'Jdandy' was the Class act of that site !
    True but Dan wasn't stupid; he knew what was going on and he was singing along.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mep View Post
    Mike-I'm blown away that you were banned by the World Boxing Federation. You are the mild-mannered reporter from the Daily Planet. There are people on that forum that deserved to be banned, but you certainly weren't among them. You just dared to speak the truth as you heard it.
    World Boxing Federation ... lol
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    I think I found a trick to escape double post.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mep View Post
    You shouldn't be surprised because you know I tell it like it is. Some people who swear they love them some truth only love truth when it coincides with their version of the truth. I was a real founding member of WBF and I was there from the very beginning unlike other people who bought their way in years later and participated in revisionist history. I guess that is no different than being name a senior contributing reviewer when you haven't had a stereo system in a decade. I know what the forum is about which is why I made the decision to leave once and for all.

    Best wishes and Warp 9 Mike!

    Hahahaha, Plenty Irony as usual .....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Lavigne View Post
    i can personally tell you that does not happen. there are 'not subtle' attempts to 'stroke' advertisers to a degree, but never seen any advertising related moderator actions. i personally posted plenty of VAC criticisms over the last 2 years since i had the VAC Statement 450's in my room for 3 months.

    and the cables that Von Schweikert sells, Masterbuilt, have taken lots of serious flack on WBF over the years. the speakers, which i used to own (VR9SE in 2004-2005), are not (or very rarely) criticized only because they are very good.

    you can make a case that the footers that Steve Williams sells get plenty of promo, but certainly no more than happens here. and Steve gets a bit of flack (some from me) for that on WBF, but it's never moderated.

    every product on WBF is fair game. 'troll-like' fly by comments get deep sixed.....but that is rare.....and 'form' not 'product' related. i've seen intense criticism of products of advertisers not get moderated when i thought it should be. and the site owners are not dictators at all, there is a good level of back channel communication when there is conflict.

    plenty of politics and intrigue on WBF of course, as there are on any intense hobbyist forum. justice is not as blind as it might be.
    Mike -

    I really appreciate your perspective. But after my posting re: Florida Expo - VAC/VS room in WBF I was banned. Again, if my posting hasn’t been deleted, search for MJB (that was my alias in WBF).

    As I wrote in an earlier posting on this thread, my comment was as follows (not verbatim) “the equipment was impressive but sound was not consistent”.

    A few folks disagreed, I don’t have an issue with that since this would be normal and we all have our preferences. Within a couple of days I was banned. I tried reaching to Ron and Steve but never got a response.

    If I try to access WBF, I get a message that my IP address has been banned.

    I don’t take stuff like this personally. However, it is disappointing that our small high end audio community treats each other like that.

    Respectfully.
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    Re: Am I Being Censored on Another Audio Forum Site?

    MikeL, you should help out Mike just above. You have a large respectable voice and you are an intelligent person; we all live in a same world trying to make it better. This is us, humans living on Earth.

    Or is it a restricted world with only a very narrow tunnel (view)?
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    Re: Am I Being Censored on Another Audio Forum Site?

    Quote Originally Posted by NorthStar View Post
    MikeL, you should help out Mike just above. You have a large respectable voice and you are an intelligent person; we all live in a same world trying to make it better. This is us, humans living on Earth.

    Or is it a restricted world with only a very narrow tunnel (view)?
    Thanks Bob but assistance is not required.

    The fact that I was banned for expressing a perspective that was respectful and honest speaks volumes for the owners and administrators of WBF.

    Water under bridge. I’ve moved on.

    Retirement is great. I have a loving wife, a wonderful family, great friends and excellent health.

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    Am I Being Censored on Another Audio Forum Site?

    If it’s aficionado, yes. that site is nothing but a gimmick to get people to buy the products that Ivan sells. I spoke up a few times talking down on products lines he represented, and my posts were immediately deleted. He’s a con-artist plain and simple. For a while he was claiming to be a Aurender dealer, which he isn’t and never has been. He was buying the gear and reselling it, which voided the warranty. A friend of mine bought one from him and found out the hard way.

    I told him to go f**k himself and his shady ways quite some time ago.

    There was someone, who I won’t mention, getting gear from him for very cheap or free to write BS reviews on that site to get more sales for him. Esoteric cut him off for bad business practices... and he was one of the few Gradioso dealers in the country.

    I’ve met him, I’ve bought from him, and he’s a snake. I’ll never go on that site again.


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    My account on Aficionado was removed because I posted something negative about it on this site. LOL
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    Quote Originally Posted by BlueFox View Post
    My account on Aficionado was removed because I posted something negative about it on this site. LOL
    Ivan flat out told me that someone, who we all know and loved (hint in past tense) was getting gear for free/cheap to post positive reviews.

    I know that he sold me his Bryston 28b3’s that he was using, and claimed they were new. I looked at the post of his boxes that he boasted about how great they were after he got them, and then looked at mine.. same serial numbers. I don’t care, because Bryston has a great warranty. Ivan is a plague on the industry.


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    We’re lucky this exists. Mike is a great guy.


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    Am I Being Censored on Another Audio Forum Site?

    Do you want to save some money ? Buy without the original box. Here you go

    Some people will get it Am I Being Censored on Another Audio Forum Site?




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    Yep, I remember too Paul.
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    Wow,
    Reading this thread I deeply regret my 120 dollars paid for AA a few months ago. These methods are horrible.
    Will not go there anymore.



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    Jerome, I'm sorry to announce you that you have got taken for a ride by contributing money to the ride master.

    For $20 less (when on sale) you could have purchase this instead ...

    https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/t...hi-res-decoder
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    Darn it. I don't get the joke. I think that irritates me the most over this whole thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerome W View Post
    Wow,
    Reading this thread I deeply regret my 120 dollars paid for AA a few months ago. These methods are horrible.
    Will not go there anymore.



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    Does he charge that much for 12 months now? What do you get for that besides being able to post in the classified?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kingrex View Post
    Darn it. I don't get the joke. I think that irritates me the most over this whole thread.
    “New cables” delivered in plastic bags instead of original manufactured packaging. I do recall this once and never bought anything else from the guy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by XV-1 View Post
    Hi Jerome

    Does he charge that much for 12 months now? What do you get for that besides being able to post in the classified?

    cheers Shane
    While there are some very good people on AA, I'm uncomfortable with some of the business practices ...

    For a price - which can vary - subscribers receive the owner's so called discount pricing on whatever he sells and claims he's a dealer for. Of course, the more you pre-pay the greater the alleged amount of discount. You also receive permission to enter a monthly drawing for a free record/CD, post in the classifieds, and a few other minor things - like a special badge saying you are a subscriber. WOW a badge!

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    The guy is a crook and true there are some nice people, like everywhere in this world.
    But when in the know nice or not nice it is still encouraging a despicable crook.
    There are no two ways to put it.

    Zip lock bags ... what a joke. Check other threads about cables, it's so easy to see what's going on.
    You want me to post links on some of those cable threads? ...Like a generic headphone cable for couple hundred bucks plus! The same fuckin cable is $5 everywhere else! The guy is simply full of shit and will suck the money out of everyone drinking his very bad nasty pandemic koolaid. People like him should be put in jail, period!
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    The sponsors they are encouraging this crook too ...
    Esoteric, Bryston, Shunyata, etc.

    They should know better.
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    Re: Am I Being Censored on Another Audio Forum Site?

    It's a fake audio site, a malpractice audio business. The prices are fudged, the membership number is fudged. He's selling toilet paper for 100 times the real cost! He's a classic Ferrari crook.
    How the hell a company like McIntosh lend its name there!
    That doesn't help them in my honest opinion, just the exact opposite.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthStar View Post
    The sponsors they are encouraging this crook too ...
    Esoteric, Bryston, Shunyata, etc.

    They should know better.
    This.


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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthStar View Post
    It's a fake audio site, a malpractice audio business. The prices are fudged, the membership number is fudged. He's selling toilet paper for 100 times the real cost! He's a classic Ferrari crook.
    How the hell a company like McIntosh lend its name there!
    That doesn't help them in my honest opinion, just the exact opposite.

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    I don’t think McIntosh or Esoteric do anymore. Not sure though?

    Wonder if he regrets making a fuss over a stupid record cleaning machine now?


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    You might be right Mike; McIntosh is not there in the list of sponsors, and Esoteric is grey out.
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    Many manufacturers list their authorized dealers on the web. I suggest comparing the brands of
    Legend Audio & Video, which from what I understand was founded by the founder of AA, to the manufacturer’s authorized dealer list. In some cases, one might be surprised by what they don’t find.

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    Is he the US Accuphase distributor?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kzhtoo View Post
    Is he the US Accuphase distributor?
    Appears to be. Axiss Audio is the US Distributor (http://www.accuphase.com/distributor.html#northamerica) and according to their website Legend Audio a dealer.


    http://axissaudio.com/find-a-dealer/?state=FL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calvin View Post
    Appears to be. Axiss Audio is the US Distributor (http://www.accuphase.com/distributor.html#northamerica) and according to their website Legend Audio a dealer.


    http://axissaudio.com/find-a-dealer/?state=FL
    Doesn’t seem like it’s him then. I think Accuphase distributor is equally bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kzhtoo View Post
    Doesn’t seem like it’s him then. I think Accuphase distributor is equally bad.
    The second link above leads to the Accuphase Dealers in FL. Legend Audio & Video is listed there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthStar View Post
    The sponsors they are encouraging this crook too ...
    Esoteric, Bryston, Shunyata, etc.

    They should know better.
    Is this really Bob?? I haven’t seen this side of Bob before. Your posts usually sound like a combination of someone on ecstasy who also hugs trees.
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    Some very ugly and dishonest behaviors shared on this thread - thanks for the transparency everyone. I would suggest we just move on and focus on some of the good stuff in our music and audio hobby.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mep View Post
    Is this really Bob?? I haven’t seen this side of Bob before. Your posts usually sound like a combination of someone on ecstasy who also hugs trees.
    Is this Mark?? You haven't change one bit...the same same same same same old broken tune like a stuck needle in a dirty groove of a 78rpm album. Try a different speed and see if it get unstuck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthStar View Post
    Is this Mark?? You haven't change one bit...the same same same same same old broken tune like a stuck needle in a dirty groove of a 78rpm album. Try a different speed and see if it get unstuck.
    I’m now convinced this isn’t Bob.
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    How's your new "rat patrol" job, Mark?
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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthStar View Post
    How's your new "rat patrol" job, Mark?
    What job would that be “Bob”?
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    I think this thread has run its course. Time to shut it down.


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