Audio Forum

[darincm]

I have been asking for this for a few years & i don't quite understand why we don't have one with the new changes. There are so many threads on speakers, cards, headphones, that it would make a ton of sense to have one

 

[DerekWilson]

heh ... we actually just deleted our speakers and sound forum because everyone wanted it merged with home theater

we can talk about adding a dedicated sound forum for audiophiles, musicians, and recording in the future.

 

[Excelsior]

Derek, could you at least change the name of Home Theater forum?

I find that title to be insulting. Just because all of those fools cried out for the deletion of the Speakers and Sound forum doesn't mean they know a damn thing.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Derek, could you at least change the name of Home Theater forum?

I find that title to be insulting. Just because all of those fools cried out for the deletion of the Speakers and Sound forum doesn't mean they know a damn thing.

24 out of 27 voters disagreed with you.

Why are you getting so worked up about the whole thing? Seems like you're taking it pretty hard.

"Are you folks really that dense?"
"all of those fools cried out"
"doesn't mean they know a damn thing"

:roll:

But, I agree, now that S&S is gone, HT should be renamed.

 

[loup garou]

A/V club nerd fight!

Face it, those 2 forums were confusing to your average user. Rename the resultant forum to "A/V Club" or "Consumer Audio/Video" and call it a day. There are more important usability issues they need to get fixed than worry about trivial stuff like this.

 

[Brainonska511]

Why not rename the HT forum to "Audio and HT"?

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: mb

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Derek, could you at least change the name of Home Theater forum?

I find that title to be insulting. Just because all of those fools cried out for the deletion of the Speakers and Sound forum doesn't mean they know a damn thing.

24 out of 27 voters disagreed with you.

Why are you getting so worked up about the whole thing? Seems like you're taking it pretty hard.

"Are you folks really that dense?"
"all of those fools cried out"
"doesn't mean they know a damn thing"

:roll:

But, I agree, now that S&S is gone, HT should be renamed.

I am taking it no harder than you lot who got so worked up over Speakers and Sound existing. Jesus christ, look in the mirror.

"Omg, get rid of S&S!"

"Home Theater is enough!"

etc, etc.

:roll:

And since when did majority mean everything? The majority of the people in this country are ignorant. I wouldn't have gotten so "worked up" if people's argument for getting rid of S&S but keeping HT made sense, but it didn't.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: mb

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Derek, could you at least change the name of Home Theater forum?

I find that title to be insulting. Just because all of those fools cried out for the deletion of the Speakers and Sound forum doesn't mean they know a damn thing.

24 out of 27 voters disagreed with you.

Why are you getting so worked up about the whole thing? Seems like you're taking it pretty hard.

"Are you folks really that dense?"
"all of those fools cried out"
"doesn't mean they know a damn thing"

:roll:

But, I agree, now that S&S is gone, HT should be renamed.

I am taking it no harder than you lot who got so worked up over Speakers and Sound existing. Jesus christ, look in the mirror.

"Omg, get rid of S&S!"

"Home Theater is enough!"

etc, etc.

:roll:

And since when did majority mean everything? The majority of the people in this country are ignorant. I wouldn't have gotten so "worked up" if people's argument for getting rid of S&S but keeping HT made sense, but it didn't.

Yeah, calling something redundant sure is getting worked up over it. Boy was I steaming! :|:roll:

The technicalities behind them being merged didn't really matter - they were close enough to not need two separate categories. Even with the two combined now, there still aren't that many posts there. Of the new categories, only Mechanics and Support has less.

Also, not even one person in the thread I created said "Omg" and the only post that used any exclamation marks was ultimatebob's sarcastic post ("Wow... so many choices! My head is spinning!").

Again, it didn't matter how much people like you thought they should remain separate, it's about not having too many categories. I mean, what do you want? Do you think we should have a DVD Player forum, HD-DVD & Bluray subforum, TV forum with separate LCD, Plasma, DLP, Projector subforums, Speaker forum, Entertainment Center forum, Remote Control forum, etc etc? This is anandtech, not avsforum.

 

[Excelsior]

The technicalities behind them being merged didn't really matter - they were close enough to not need two separate categories. Even with the two combined now, there still aren't that many posts there. Of the new categories, only Mechanics and Support has less.

Maybe because it is labeled Home Theater and this isn't frackinr AVSForum? Audio is general and refers to all types of audio, which would only get more attention than the current Home Theater section. Again, HT is the problem here. And who says they were merged? S&S was deleted, and HT remained. If they were truly merged, HT wouldn't be called HT...it would be called Audio/Video Reproduction, or something of that sort.

Also, not even one person in the thread I created said "Omg" and the only post that used any exclamation marks was ultimatebob's sarcastic post ("Wow... so many choices! My head is spinning!").

Of course no one said that verbatim, does it matter? There were still a bunch of folks getting all worked about S&S...acting like the world was going to end if S&S was allowed to exist and having the gall to claim that since Speakers and Audio are a part of HT that HT deserves its own section.

Again, it didn't matter how much people like you thought they should remain separate, it's about not having too many categories.

Your point? In that thread I even pointed out how I thought there were other sections that should be merged (mobile devices and communications) but cutting S&S just because the majority believe that HT is perfectly fine on its own, is retarded. If you can't see that....

I mean, what do you want? Do you think we should have a DVD Player forum, HD-DVD & Bluray subforum, TV forum with separate LCD, Plasma, DLP, Projector subforums, Speaker forum, Entertainment Center forum, Remote Control forum, etc etc? This is anandtech, not avsforum.

Are you fracking kidding me? Did you not read anything I posted in the other suggestions thread?

The solution is quite simple. A single Display Devices section, which would cover LCDs (for computer and HDTV), DLP, LCoS, Projectors...anything that is conisdered a display. HardOCP's display section has done quite well. Then an Audio section which would cover speakers, receivers, subwoofers, headphones, amps, room treatments, cables, mics etc. Even CDs, SACD, DVD-A, Vinyl could be in here since it is related.

You're the one telling me this isn't Avsforum?! That's exactly why there shouldn't be a fracking "Home Theater" section. Is this that hard to understand?

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

I like you, you're funny :lips:

Happy now? :laugh:

 

[blurredvision]

I would hop on the bandwagon of renaming Home Theater as well. Derek, you yourself seemed to want the sound forum as much as the other few. Audio and Home Theater would be sufficient I'd imagine.