I was just informed that Arnie Chinta, co-founder of Audiogon, has resigned. It's also reported that someone's son has been largely responsible for the tide of untested, unwelcome changes, and that most if not all of the people who were on the lookout for the bad guys have been let go as well. More changes for the worse are said to be coming, but time will tell.The door is open to a site that can fill their shoes. So far it hasn't happened. And I wouldn't look to Arnie to start anything new along these lines, at least any time in the near future. Surely Audiogon has lost nearly all its momentum.
Brian Walsh
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Topic - Audiogon news - Brian Walsh 12:45:55 01/30/12 (120)
- So it's no longer safe to buy on Audiogon? - avsBuddy 09:25:35 02/02/12 (10)
- RE: So it's no longer safe to buy on Audiogon? - geoffkait 15:20:00 02/02/12 (9)
- RE: So it's no longer safe to buy on Audiogon? - Goemon 10:45:02 02/03/12 (8)
- RE: So it's no longer safe to buy on Audiogon? - geoffkait 12:06:58 02/03/12 (7)
- RE: So it's no longer safe to buy on Audiogon? - Goemon 13:23:41 02/03/12 (6)
- RE: So it's no longer safe to buy on Audiogon? - geoffkait 13:41:00 02/03/12 (5)
- nigerian scam? machina dynamica? there's a difference? - doug s. 22:55:27 02/10/12 (1)
- Ouch. I didn't see that coming. - geoffkait 06:44:16 02/11/12 (0)
- RE: So it's no longer safe to buy on Audiogon? - Goemon 15:16:31 02/03/12 (2)
- RE: So it's no longer safe to buy on Audiogon? - doug s. 22:58:40 02/10/12 (0)
- RE: So it's no longer safe to buy on Audiogon? - geoffkait 15:43:29 02/03/12 (0)
- RE: Audiogon news - acousticsounds 13:13:11 02/01/12 (0)
- RE: Audiogon news - nickwh 10:17:46 02/01/12 (4)
- RE: Audiogon news - Rod M 15:24:27 02/01/12 (3)
- RE: Audiogon news - Br3098 16:47:11 02/01/12 (2)
- RE: Audiogon news - doak 15:27:32 02/03/12 (0)
- I totally agree.... - Rod M 17:18:45 02/01/12 (0)
- RE: Audiogon news - djcxxx 09:47:41 02/01/12 (1)
- RE: Audiogon news - Bjesien 11:10:43 02/01/12 (0)
- Sad, actually. - shamburg 12:18:00 01/31/12 (1)
- RE: Sad, actually. - Duke 20:18:40 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: Audiogon news - tnairb 11:33:28 01/31/12 (2)
- RE: Audiogon news - 3fd 14:31:17 01/31/12 (0)
- That is worthless...... - Ozzy 12:18:10 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: Audiogon news - nairb 10:49:55 01/31/12 (0)
- Search by zipcode feature no longer works - Jay Buridan 08:45:44 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: Audiogon news - geezerrocket 07:22:38 01/31/12 (1)
- RE: Audiogon news - acres verde 08:47:15 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: Audiogon news - Dan_ed 04:25:17 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: Audiogon news - johnsonad 00:17:22 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: Audiogon news - daleda 21:14:26 01/30/12 (0)
- 25 pages of new ads in the last five days - Plinko 20:35:02 01/30/12 (4)
- RE: 25 pages of new ads in the last five days - docw 13:07:53 01/31/12 (1)
- RE: 25 pages of new ads in the last five days - Plinko 16:21:53 01/31/12 (0)
- True - but there's also a question... - carcass93 09:40:45 01/31/12 (1)
- RE: True - but there's also a question... - Plinko 16:12:25 01/31/12 (0)
- this will someday be a case study in MBA school - rhyno 20:10:43 01/30/12 (4)
- LOL! Audiogon isn't big enough to even be a blip on an MBA program's radar - David S. 08:02:18 01/31/12 (3)
- You really think that? It used to be the most-heavily-trafficked audio site in the world. (nt) - Bill Leebens 08:26:38 01/31/12 (2)
- RE: You really think that? It used to be the most-heavily-trafficked audio site in the world. (nt) - Quadzilla 11:24:15 01/31/12 (1)
- Good point. I'll grant you that. (nt) - Bill Leebens 15:30:19 01/31/12 (0)
- Thank you for the update and warnings, Brian. (nt) - 1973shovel 19:00:38 01/30/12 (0)
- If Arnie Chinta Were Smart.............. - Todd Krieger 17:18:00 01/30/12 (16)
- He was always arrogant, and more lucky than smart, IMHO. nt - viridian 19:25:41 01/30/12 (15)
- RE: He was always arrogant, and more lucky than smart, IMHO. nt - Ed Sawyer 10:35:50 02/03/12 (0)
- Unfair, and untrue. He's an extraordinarily bright guy, and he worked his ass off building the site. - Bill Leebens 20:37:12 01/30/12 (13)
- Would you, perchance, be "Audiogon Bill"? if so, I have a few bones to pick with you as well. nt - viridian 08:19:12 01/31/12 (12)
- I was "Audiogon Bill"; haven't had that role since last May. Pick away, dude! (nt) - Bill Leebens 08:24:25 01/31/12 (11)
- So you come to Arnie's defense without mentioning that you had... - viridian 08:43:17 01/31/12 (10)
- Bill Leebens is... - Jim Smith 14:16:23 01/31/12 (2)
- RE:Bill Leebens is one of the classiest people I know in audio. ?!? - Cpk 17:25:53 01/31/12 (1)
- RE:Bill Leebens is one of the classiest people I know in audio. ?!? - Brian Walsh 18:02:52 01/31/12 (0)
- To Arnie's defense with an apology from the forum community on viridian's behalf to Bill - Ralph 13:50:18 01/31/12 (5)
- A bright guy - DemSpinner 13:18:31 02/01/12 (0)
- RE: To Arnie's defense with an apology from the forum community on viridian's behalf to Bill - nairb 04:26:26 02/01/12 (1)
- RE: To Arnie's defense with an apology from the forum community on viridian's behalf to Bill - Ralph 09:11:14 02/01/12 (0)
- Ralph my feelings are based on direct e-mail communications with Arnie....... - viridian 15:21:03 01/31/12 (1)
- RE: Ralph my feelings are based on direct e-mail communications with Arnie....... - Ralph 09:01:50 02/01/12 (0)
- I suddenly recall why I hated dealing with forums. - Bill Leebens 08:52:29 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: Audiogon news - Todd Krieger 17:07:45 01/30/12 (6)
- RE: Audiogon news - docw 13:11:05 01/31/12 (1)
- RE: Audiogon news - Todd Krieger 21:23:43 01/31/12 (0)
- Too True! Dad did not give me the car keys until I was seven, and half! - Raiderman 17:27:18 01/30/12 (3)
- its good to grow up in a conservative household - hifitommy 18:10:29 01/30/12 (1)
- RE: its good to grow up in a conservative household - JayG 22:09:45 01/30/12 (0)
- "Age" Based on How the New Version Came Out........... - Todd Krieger 18:01:06 01/30/12 (0)
- Audiogon now infested with scams - blakey 15:28:58 01/30/12 (4)
- Like a disease-ridden slut... (nt - genungo 23:40:13 02/11/12 (1)
- RE: Like a disease-ridden slut... (nt - pfcs49 18:31:31 02/19/12 (0)
- RE: Audiogon now infested with scams - middleground 17:07:22 01/30/12 (0)
- The buzzards are circling * - gme109 15:34:17 01/30/12 (0)
- As it turns out - Brian Walsh 15:26:59 01/30/12 (14)
- RE: As it turns out - Inmate51 14:02:29 01/31/12 (0)
- You don't say? - J.Mac 16:09:21 01/30/12 (12)
- RE: You don't say? - Brian Walsh 17:05:02 01/30/12 (11)
- RE: You don't say? - Jeff Kaplan 12:18:26 02/01/12 (0)
- RE: A'gon security in the good old days/goodbye to Arnie - Duke 20:09:24 01/31/12 (1)
- Good firsthand info - Brian Walsh 20:34:23 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: You don't say? - josh358 17:54:13 01/30/12 (7)
- RE: You don't say? - Dan_ed 04:43:17 01/31/12 (6)
- They AREN'T making money??? You sure? - Rod M 07:56:31 01/31/12 (4)
- RE: They AREN'T making money??? You sure? - Ed Sawyer 10:50:53 02/03/12 (0)
- RE: They AREN'T making money??? You sure? - Dan_ed 11:33:39 01/31/12 (1)
- "figured out what a database is" - that's the thing... looks like he didn't. - carcass93 12:54:46 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: They AREN'T making money??? You sure? - Jsawyer09 08:49:26 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: You don't say? - josh358 07:36:05 01/31/12 (0)
- Yikes, a perfect example of something that wasn't broken being done in by fixing it. - Enophile 15:18:53 01/30/12 (0)
- Just copied all of my Audiogon feedback, before they're gon for good * - gme109 15:11:28 01/30/12 (0)
- Well, our Asylum Ads are up 20% and traffic has more than doubled..... - Rod M 14:50:49 01/30/12 (23)
- RE: Well, our Asylum Ads are up 20% and traffic has more than doubled..... - baka1969 06:48:45 02/02/12 (0)
- RE: Well, our Asylum Ads are up 20% and traffic has more than doubled..... - Rich Brkich 14:51:52 02/01/12 (2)
- How much? - Rod M 15:46:40 02/01/12 (1)
- RE: How much? - Rich Brkich 05:55:18 02/02/12 (0)
- Asylum Trader? - musetap 10:26:54 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: Well, our Asylum Ads are up 20% and traffic has more than doubled..... - jqunac 08:16:24 01/31/12 (0)
- Now is a good time to move forward. - mitch2 04:51:36 01/31/12 (7)
- RE: Now is a good time to move forward. - Rod M 08:26:43 01/31/12 (3)
- Hey Rod! - Raideman 10:02:07 01/31/12 (1)
- Thinking along the same lines... - clio09 16:18:37 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: Now is a good time to move forward. - mitch2 09:33:52 01/31/12 (0)
- RE: Now is a good time to move forward. - bobschneider8 05:02:47 01/31/12 (2)
- RE: Now is a good time to move forward. - Rod M 08:23:55 01/31/12 (0)
- Another one I thought of.. - mitch2 05:18:26 01/31/12 (0)
- couple of features I'd like to see . . . - nsgarch 19:15:52 01/30/12 (3)
- RE: couple of features I'd like to see . . . - Rod M 08:20:51 01/31/12 (2)
- Rod . . . - Jack D II 14:43:36 02/03/12 (1)
- RE: Rod . . . - Rod M 16:15:15 02/03/12 (0)
- RE: Well, our Asylum Ads are up 20% and traffic has more than doubled..... - Raiderman 15:26:40 01/30/12 (2)
- RE: Well, our Asylum Ads are up 20% and traffic has more than doubled..... - mingles 00:18:33 01/31/12 (0)
- To see the newest offerings on AA ... - reelsmith. 17:12:40 01/30/12 (0)
- RE: Well, our Asylum Ads are up 20% and traffic has more than doubled..... - gme109 15:18:57 01/30/12 (1)
- RE:Excellent suggestions... - Eldragon@gmx.com 07:10:36 01/31/12 (0)
- What can the guys here do to make the classifieds more front and center - Paully 14:01:45 01/30/12 (1)
- USE THEM!! ntt - Uncle Mike 04:53:43 01/31/12 (0)
- RIP- next))) - Iron Knee 13:12:20 01/30/12 (0)
- A local B&M store had that happen, Took them three years to go from great to out of business. nt - Elizabeth 13:04:33 01/30/12 (0)
- If true, that's a very bad news - avsBuddy 12:50:20 01/30/12 (3)
- RE: If true, that's a very bad news - ErikM 20:34:45 01/31/12 (2)
- RE: If true, that's a very bad news - ron w2 03:33:51 02/01/12 (1)
- RE: If true, that's a very bad news - ErikM 06:49:04 02/01/12 (0)