fuzzysnuggleduck wrote:I think it's a fine idea Shawn, but you're really going to have to decide if you want to do this by yourself. I'm not sure if a "show of hands" for "who wants me to compile info" is going to represent how much value you can or cannot bring to the table with your compilation idea. If you think it's a valuable addition to the phorum, that's awesome. Anything you come up with in this regards is most certainly welcome and it will be hosted here in the HOWTO section.
That said, from my perspective I have just as much reason (or more!) to listen to yours and Eric's opinions on the subject than I do from other "trusted" industry pros because I'm not in the industry and myself and I don't have any particular reason to trust "Awesome Engineer from Company X". He could be sharing information that makes his company product seem like the bee knees and others like poop for all I know (I realize this is unlikely). Figuring out whether I should trust these people takes time and effort on my part. Knowing you and Eric from your posts on the phorum and where you derive your opinions from is more valuable to me than some person who I know nothing about and who's supposed to know what he's talking about. I realize that you're probably not going to compile information from untrusted or lame sources but still, I already have a level of trust with you and Eric and zero level of trust with whomever else's information you'll be compiling.
Just my $0.02.
Thanks for the input! Comments like this are exactly what I was hoping for only to improve things!
I too think it would be beneficial for others to add quotes and excerpts as well! As long as they follow the same guidelines I have set for myself... If someone were to add something, they too should: Not imply his own opinion, give credit to the author of the quote/excerpt with links to the authors site (if possible), He should also try and grab the information only from reputable/established sources, and finally, only information regarding "both" sides of the subject should be displayed. Not one or the other. In this particular case, the author should provide the advantage AND disadvantage of each system (passive crossovers and active crossovers)
With these guidelines set.. I feel it would be pretty difficult to come up with much (if any) information that actually contradicts one source from the next. The information left should be pretty solid and easy to digest for those wanting to learn.
I understand your concern in regards to the legitmacy of the information from the sources. And your concerns about the possible "marketing" aspect of it all should be accounted for. This is yet another reason why it's only beneficial if "both" sides of the story are told. That being said, of the three sources I have already listed, not one of them could possibly benefit from either side of the fence. None of them have their own company for instance, that makes $$ from selling one or the other design of crossovers (not that I'm aware of anyway)
Again, thanks for the input and hopefully this clears up a few things
), but others may not know who he is and or his background. So you may want to give a brief background description of his expertise to help solidify his comments.