Some people actively participate but rarely if ever start a thread.

Speaking for myself, I have had a 50+ year career in the mines of audio retail, and have been an active hobbyist as well, but never wealthy, so my experiences are of little interest to the big spenders on this site.  Furthermore my hearing is no longer laboratory grade, so my opinions about sound are no longer empirical.  Add to that, my digital audio knowledge is rudimentary at best.  So I comment where I have something to contribute, and that’s it.

I think that's fine!! We all have our own way of participating.  I mean, really, do you want EVERYONE starting a thread?  :D

@inna  Here's another question along the same vein.  Many members participate a lot, and yet, have not added their virtual system.  Why Not?   

Me included. Why yes not why not ? But I did mention my system many times when appropriate.

1) When is it appropriate to just add to an existing discussion vs. taking up bandwidth to start and entirely new conversation? I do not know. I have one idea about close-field listening. Not sure how well that will go over. Is it too controversial?

2) Relevance. For example, how many people are interested in the low end? Bargain components that stand up to the high end? There is some controversy for you.

I would like to see a whole category here for just low price bargain components. And there are entire groups of people collecting / buying vintage on eBay. How about a category for that? Maybe they do not come to the ethereal grounds of A-gon.