Mutiny on the AR Board

[SlumpBuster]

The problem is that there are no special things about this site!! Absolutly none!!

I think I know what your saying, I just don't think your saying it right. I think your trying to say AR is trying to be a "jack of all trades but a master of none." i.e. some sites focus on vintage or DIY or ultra-hi-end or HT, where as AR seems to try to address all but doesn't do any particular one very well.

But there is something special about AR that no other site has: the review section and google prominence. AK, Audioholics, ect are all nice but don't have anything near the review section like AR. How many of us wound up hear because of that review section. I know I did. The question is how to leverage that.

Also, the site is to slow.

[Kam]

i;ve always liked it here. i generally stick with the fav films board, and occasionally venture out into the other forums. but i think, just thinking out loud, that its all about penetrating the market that this site would target. and if they want to get more specific, targeting specific boards.

to be selfish, having movietickets or fandango banners on the fav films board, or having bmg/columbia house banners on the rave recs board, etc.

[Florian]

I think I know what your saying, I just don't think your saying it right. I think your trying to say AR is trying to be a "jack of all trades but a master of none." i.e. some sites focus on vintage or DIY or ultra-hi-end or HT, where as AR seems to try to address all but doesn't do any particular one very well.


Also, the site is to slow.

Yup, thats what i wanted to say. The review section, is not very helpfull to me. Basically, its as worthless as Audio Magzines because everyone has a different "goal" limit etc... For someone a Martin Logan Prodigy would be the holy grail, i personally consider it a start into High End.

I do love the photo galllery, but i erased them all after some jerk off kept on adding negative comments on my pictures out of jealousy.

[westcott]

I think I know what your saying, I just don't think your saying it right. I think your trying to say AR is trying to be a "jack of all trades but a master of none." i.e. some sites focus on vintage or DIY or ultra-hi-end or HT, where as AR seems to try to address all but doesn't do any particular one very well.

But there is something special about AR that no other site has: the review section and google prominence. AK, Audioholics, ect are all nice but don't have anything near the review section like AR. How many of us wound up hear because of that review section. I know I did. The question is how to leverage that.

Also, the site is to slow.

You nailed it right on the head. Maybe a link to the forum prominently placed on each product to a dedicated forum for that product or just to the forum itself. This is where google and other search engines are picking up the site.

Also, although we have a member gallery, the way it is presented is not conducive to viewing. I would like to see it change to a thumbnail format to make it easier for people to decide whos gallery they want to investigate further.

I would also suggest we whittle down all the categories. It just spreads us out and too thin and some categories just do not get the proper attention from the few of us who contribute. You can't help someone if you do not see their questions.

I would also like to see a resource center for white paper links, room acoustics, ground loop solutions, cabling how to, seating distance for audio, viewing distance calculator for video, speaker placement, audio and video calibration, room mode calculator, etc. If you have tools that people find helpful and come back to the site repeatedly to use, some will stay longer and longer and even join.

I am sure I can think of other ideas given time but we must leverage what brings people to the site in the first place.