Why no Virtual System pics??

If having no system photos de-legitimizes forum contributions in the view of some readers, then those readers are missing out (and being rather shallow).

i don't see that being the case. well founded ideas stand on their own. 

OTOH if you have really strong or 'out there' statements or claims then readers will want to understand where you are coming from. and a system page can help with that. but it's not that important. time on the site and posting history has equal or more weight to a system page with pictures in my mind. there is a degree of earning your credibility involved.

signal to noise ratio if you will.

i’ve had pictures of my room on Audiogon since 2004 when i built my room.

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/615

it’s the most visited Audiogon private (non dealer) room by far. but relatively little activity in recent years. even though i’ve tried to keep my room thread up to date; that’s just not the focus of the forum anymore.

for years i had many audiogon members comment on that room thread almost daily. and there were other rooms that also had lots of activity. so system descriptions and feedback was a big part of audiogon. but then the forum changed, the focus of forum ownership changed, and many long time audiogon’ers moved on to other forums with more serious high end focus.

i use to post about lots of system and room changes and ideas on my Audiogon system thread, but as there was little or no feedback on those comments, now those posts are done on different forums and get lots of activity and that’s where i hang mostly.

now audiogon is a different animal. you have to dig to find content with substance. lot’s of agenda’s, and the audiogon community has generally moved down market. which is not anything bad, just less relevant for higher end gear talk. maybe one out of 10 threads i even bother to look at.

and system picture pages don’t get much attention. logically people just don’t bother with things that are not ’happening’.

All one has to do is go back through 17 years of posts and judge for themselves.

completely agree. long time posters like you are well known and respected. and it's easy to look at posting history and see what goes with a poster. 

system pics matter; but actual posting content matters much more. 

I would want to come off as a braggart or of being boastful.

assuming you meant to insert a ’not’ in there. :-)

but honestly this is a hobbyist site. and while i agree posting a picture of expensive gear with price tags plunked down in a room without thought might be too much of that; it’s the effort and passion of the hobby that we are dealing with. and levels of commitment and creative thinking. and sharing our journey’s. it’s a community and celebrating each other’s fun stuff is an aspect of it. and learning from others can be very helpful.

but each to their own personal sense of lines to be crossed. not one right way.

what's the difference between owning and driving a Porsche or Ferrari, or an expensive Boat, or watch, or drinking an expensive wine or scotch......from showing pics of your room and gear? nothing.

Reading first few posts, it seemed like a decent idea. Then came mikelavigne's link and..."How do you post anything after seeing this?"

sorry, i'm just all in and enjoying the hobby. my system is not intended to be intimidating. you see all the chairs and sofa, it's so i can have visitors all the time. and i do. this is not a shrine, but a place for enjoyment.

my system represents 25 years of efforts and investment. it's been a life altering thing. and i don't recommend my path to anyone. but it does show what is possible. if you are ever in the Seattle area you are welcome to visit.

Mike, nobody has ever given me the finger listening to my system. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten it in the 911’s. On the bright side I get just as many thumbs up.

to be clear, not everyone likes my system or even the pictures, nor need they like it. lots of people have different tastes or preferences. sometimes i feel i should have not gone as far, but too late now i guess.

when i have visitors the idea is to have fun. and i think visitors do have fun listening to my system, the music rises above the gear lust, or lack thereof.

my most regular visitor and friend has different gear tastes than me, and his feedback always helps me.

i do like my system, and i do enjoy it.

Porches. Just what I always wanted. Tons of trailing throttle oversteer.

you are about 2 decades late in your chassis dynamics comments.

and only rich doctors lift in the turn. :-)

it seems that the 991 series is holding strong. owned a 16’ CS2 for 2 years and sold it losing 10% only. hard to quibble with that.

bought and sold it 'right' of course.

way more car than previous versions however the viewpoints on the rarity.

I posted a picture of my system but I haven’t the faintest idea how to

access the photo or create a link to it. It’s edcyn’s system, btw.

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8753

here you go.

nice kitty.......and nice system. enjoy!

btw.....once you post your system anyone can access it by clicking on your moniker, then selecting details. there will be a choice then to select your system. you can try it with mine. it's the same for everyone.