I've been watching the messages re the changes to the Restaurant over the last few days, and I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the work that Duncan and the mods do to run HH. I'm supportive of the steps taken, mainly on the basis that it takes time for changes to flow through and we should all withhold judgement until we've had a good look (and think) about the implications.

In the past I've been in exactly the position of the mods - moderating a forum on an entirely volunteer basis, and suffering the slings and arrows as a result. It's not an easy or comfortable place to be, so they have my sympathy, because it can be hard not to take the criticism personally when all you're trying to do is the right thing by a very diverse community.

On a personal note, the thing that compelled me to buy Meridian (again) after owning M3s and 100-series kit a loooong time ago was finding HH. Without the information, support and advice provided by you guys, I would never have taken the first step into a pair of DSP5200s from my NZ dealer, and then augmented those with second-hand gear from HHers across the planet. I'm sure this is a familiar story, particularly outside the UK where the knowledge of dealers is always going to be fairly thin, given their limited exposure to the products.

And one of the most attractive things about HH has been the culture of the place. In my view everyone on this forum has managed to walk a successful line of treating people with respect and honouring the intent of the community of interest. Over the years we've all undoubtedly participated in forums that by turns are insulting, pretentious, or overbearing. HH is none of these things, and is a great place as a result.

So my personal view is this: change is sometimes good, so let's see what the future brings, and let's assume in the meantime that Duncan and the mods genuinely have the best of intentions.

Just my 2c.

Cheers ..... Kent

Office: MacMini + Roon -> MS600 -> AR LS-9 -> M60s (1993 vintage)
Home: [AppleTV -> HD621] + [Roon -> 218] -> G65 -> DSP5200HC + DSP5200s + DSP3200s
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