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Post by davidf on Oct 14, 2019 9:58:35 GMT
Does anyone else here feel that this place no longer needs to exist? I see a number of people regularly visit, but little interaction (predominantly my fault). I have noticed that Facebook groups seem to be taking over from forums - I guess that Facebook groups are in the same place as their most widely used phone app, so it’s easier to just look at the groups rather than open up a browser, select a forum and launch it.
I’m quite happy for this to exist as is for when people feel the need to ask a question, and for visitors to read the tips in each section, but I suppose I can post those elsewhere.
I knew this wouldn’t be a bustling forum when I started it, and I was hesitant as I’ve seen a number of forums hosted by dealers close down over the years - not sure why, it just always ended up that way.
I tend to prefer forums to Facebook as you can quickly find a particular post, and all the replies are there for you to see - not so with Facebook! Replies can be restricted, and once you scroll down so far it all starts slowing down and getting fidgety, and sometimes just ends up crashing.
Any thoughts from those passing through today?
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Post by davidf on Oct 16, 2019 15:50:21 GMT
I think no reply in 24 hours says it all!
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Post by iluvtech on Jan 8, 2020 19:55:07 GMT
Hi David,
I liked the forums that were hosted on the WHF website. Although they changed the look and feel for the worse, and sometimes the trolls took over and detracted from the useful material, there was still some varied and interesting posts. To be honest, this forum seems difficult to navigate and there hasn't really been enough interesting interaction to make it a compelling read. Maybe there isn't the critical mass of contributors that a magazine with a large circulation like WHF attracts?
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Post by davidf on Jan 8, 2020 22:21:17 GMT
I’m not so keen on the new WHF forum. First there was the posting of every single news story on it, which I think took away the feel that the forum was for the public - that put me off it straight away. They’ve stopped that now, but then they were outsourcing “how to” posts which were just as annoying. I post on there, but I’m not spending the same amount of time on there as I did before they closed it down.
WHF forum will always have more posters, and more frequent content posted. As I mentioned before, I’ve noticed that a lot of people seem to be getting more into Facebook groups which seem to be affecting forum activity, plus, there’s a lot more forums around for some reason! It’s like video streaming services x it’s great to have the choice, but only a few are going to win enough subscribers to be relevant.
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Post by iluvtech on Jan 14, 2020 22:04:36 GMT
I didn't realise the WHF forum had returned. I've had a quick look, I've seen you've posted about the Britol Show. It looks like they've brought back some if not all the old posts which I thought they were going delete. I've also spotted some of the old posters on there like the Plastic Penguin and Al Ears. However, I agree, I don't like the changes that much either, and some of the posters seem to get easily offended as they used to so not keen on it anymore.
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Post by davidf on Jan 19, 2020 11:41:08 GMT
Some of the old posts have gone - I think a lot of the posts towards the end where things just got way out of hand and pretty pointless have all gone, but there are many of the old posts on, but seemingly if you find an old thread which is say, 5 pages long, you can read the first page, but can’t access the rest of the pages. Which to me, is pretty pointless!
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Post by gandalf on Jan 31, 2020 21:30:47 GMT
From my point of view you sell Hegel Amps and Simaudio Moon amps. Some time ago you did a review of the Moon Ace amp. I think I and perhaps others would love to see your review of the new Hegel H120 in comparison with Moon 240i. Both are rather similar amps with Dacs and both are in the same price region. Both amps appear to be quality components being the anchor where a system can be built even upgraded upon. You can describe the difference between both components and their prices I would imagine would fall in the customers' financial range.
Its just a suggestion to reignite the readers/audiophiles interest in your forum and I hope you will keep it open.
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Post by davidf on Feb 3, 2020 17:23:16 GMT
Thanks Gandalf.
With regards to reviews, I’ve all but given them up. Some got a decent amount of views, others didn’t, and there seemed to be no rhyme or reason to it. The only thing I could come up with was whether it was shared on social media by the manufacturer themselves - some did, some didn’t. You do get a lot more views when it is shared.
From a cost point of view, the Neo Ace is now £3200, which actually puts it more in the realm of the H190, with the 240i now at £2400 a few hundred quid more than the H120. I have been massively impressed with the H120, as I’ve had it at home for a few months and I currently have the white H120 at home that will be used at the Bristol show later this month.
I’ve been neglecting my presence on forums as of late, and it is something I’m trying to ease myself back into. I need to blog again too, so I’ll see if I can get together a review of the H120 before Bristol.
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Post by gandalf on Feb 19, 2020 15:49:32 GMT
A review of the H120 would be most interesting. I will particularly be interested as to your views of the DAC whether its improved from the DAC in Hegel H90? Of course it would be your own opinion and all is subject to personal audition....
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Post by davidf on Feb 25, 2020 18:10:55 GMT
A review of the H120 would be most interesting. I will particularly be interested as to your views of the DAC whether its improved from the DAC in Hegel H90? Of course it would be your own opinion and all is subject to personal audition.... Obviously I didn’t manage to get one together before Bristol, but I’m trying to get something off the ground. For info purposes though, the DAC and digital board is basically the ones from the H190, so there’s definitely quite an improvement!
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Post by davidf on Mar 12, 2020 18:26:41 GMT
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Post by gandalf on Mar 22, 2020 20:45:53 GMT
Many thanks for your review of Hegel H120. Yes indeed the new DAC seems promising if its the same as in H190 and I appreciated the details you went into to describe the amp. I look forward to your review of the amp in relation to playing music . Do not forget to include your latest review under heading reviews in this forum...!
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Post by davidf on Mar 22, 2020 20:55:52 GMT
Many thanks for your review of Hegel H120. Yes indeed the new DAC seems promising if its the same as in H190 and I appreciated the details you went into to describe the amp. I look forward to your review of the amp in relation to playing music . Do not forget to include your latest review under heading reviews in this forum...! I’m not sure whether I’m 100% happy with it. I know I decided to concentrate more on the way I’ve been using amplifiers for the last couple of years, and how we used the H120 at the Bristol Show this year, and I felt like I needed to describe my situation in order to get a handle on what I was trying to say. I have got that H120 back at home at the moment, but I’m using it with a pair of high end stand mount speakers, which has really brought things alive! So will be adding in more info, particularly in relation to the speakers I’m currently using.
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Post by gandalf on Mar 23, 2020 13:31:41 GMT
This sounds very interesting, I wonder what high end stand mount speakers you are using.....
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Post by davidf on Mar 23, 2020 21:58:59 GMT
This sounds very interesting, I wonder what high end stand mount speakers you are using..... All will be revealed at some point - not currently available in the U.K.
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