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There are many, many audio forums that are dedicated to providing information on audio products in general. In fact, if one is trying to read up and research on the competition, there are several other better places to do it. And this is a manufacturer's forum, and not intended to be used in the same fashion as an Audioreview.com style general audio forum. The ultimate irony is that there is less variety of discussion on subwoofer manufacturer's here than on Audioreview.com's general audio forums, by far! You can chalk that up to the fact that 33% of posts at the Powered Subwoofers forum are about a single non-Klipsch brand.

That's a good one. Klipsch corporate benefits by having 33% of the posts in their Powered Subwoofers section specifically talking about a non-Klipsch/competing subwoofer manufacturer? Hilarious. Drastic situations call for drastic actions. Perhaps Klipsch needs to focus it's attention on the Powered Subwoofer section, as the other sections on the forum seem to run along just fine without being extremely heavily influenced by talk of a non-Klipsch/competing brand.

I've also heard that SVS asks users where they first heard of their company from, and one of the options is "Klipsch forum". That is absolutely insane and mind-boggling to think that their sales are jumping up based on discussion at a competitor's website! It is out of hand really. I do not see how anyone in their right mind in management could think of this situation as acceptable.

The situation in this subforum is NOWHERE NEAR the disastrous situation that has occurred in the Powered Subwoofers section. Do you see 33% of the posts in this subforum about one particular non-Klpsch brand? People in this forum generally stick to talk related to Klipsch. In the Powered Subwoofers section, nothing could be further from the truth. Having a disclaimer that bars unauthorized manufacturers from posting here is not an effective control. Anyone can sign up at this forum and post whatever they want to as long as they don't post as a manufacturer. On top of that, it is all too easy for fanatics of a non-Klipsch brand to abuse the system because no one does anything about it. This is the situation in the Powered Subwoofers section. It is so obvious that no one can miss it. Why would a company want to potentially sacrifice sales, potentially decrease customer confidence, and potentially decrease talk about their products on their own website? Just seems ridiculous to me.

Hospitality is one thing, but when you start to lose sales and lose consumer confidence in your subwoofers because of all the non-Klipsch discussion in the powered subwoofers section, then it should be blatantly obvious that something needs to drastically change. Also, if there was much discussion on all types of subwoofer brands, then that would be one thing, but when 33% of the discussion centers around one particular non-Klipsch brand, that should raise alarm bells immediately to Klipsch upper management. And it's not as if there is a shortage in general audio websites where people are free to openly discuss various brands.

You are right. This is opportunistic behavior, and many of these people are taking advantage of Klipsch's hospitality. As a business decision, it just seems absolutely insane that Klipsch would ignore this type of situation for so long. Unfortunately, a disclaimer on the website and one or two warnings from the moderators is not going to cut it. That is merely a slap on the wrist as far as I am concerned.

A question for the Klipsch enthusiasts at this board: Q: Should the Klipsch Subwoofer forum be dedicated to Klipsch subs? The answer seems obvious to me: YES The current disastrous situation: NO As you can see if you take a quick peek in there, the "Powered Subwoofers" forum is anything BUT related to Klipsch subwoofer products on the whole. This seems ridulous to me. What would people think if 33% of the posts at this 2-channel audio forum were about Athena Technology speakers? I know I'd be pissed as hell.

My thread title says it all: I'm SICK and TIRED of all the Non-Klipsch Talk!!! For these reasons: -This subwoofer forum should be a forum dedicated to Klipsch subwoofers. It should be a resource for everyone interested in Klipsch subs, and for everyone who wants to learn about Klipsch subs, period. -The company is hurting itself and losing sales because consumers are migrating toward other subwoofer companies. -The Klipsch subs are losing credibility in some people's eyes because of all the talk about the competition's products. -Some Klipsch owners are losing confidence because of all the talk about the competition's products. -Technical support questions about Klipsch subwoofers are rare because of all the talk about the competition's products. -If a forum says Klipsch, I expect people to talk about Klipsch. -There are at least half a dozen other general audio forums that rightfully encourage promotion and discussion of other brands. I feel that Klipsch needs to regain control of their forum. Right now.