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New-ish to Audiogon Forums... Is it always like this?

I have been trying to be more involved in the forums over the last couple weeks, and I'm noticing a trend already. It seems that when someone asks for a recommendation for a piece of equipment, they provide little to no room/system context. In a couple threads, I've asked the OP to provide more information, such as system information, preferences, requirements, and the like, and ended not getting much more information. The thread ends up being a running list of members' favorite gear, whether it really helps the OP or not. Is this the norm? If so, I'll probably stop trying to be more involved.
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jperry
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The observations about people posting their favorite is is correct and it actually gets worse than that.

There are posters here that always recommend something they own, or want to own, regardless of context.

There are posters who denigrate other suggestions, based not on sound, but on where the product is manufactured.

There are posters who recommend or denigrate products they have never heard.

So you have to sort out who is making the post and whether the suggestion has limited or any value at all.

Overall, this is a good forum, and you can get some very useful information, but it takes some time and patience
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