CHANGSTAR: Audiophile Headphone Reviews and Early 90s Style BBS
Main Deck => Discussion for Registered Members Only => Topic started by: No_One411 on April 23, 2015, 06:34:09 AM
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Hey guys,
Just thought I'd make an official announcement here.
Since the incident here with HIFIMAN and Marv's comment on how HIFIMAN needs an actual digital marketing person, I've been doing some thinking. While I'm not an actual marketing guy, I do have knowledge of both the Head-Fi and Changstar community. I do think HIFIMAN has quality products, and deserves an opportunity in both the Head-Fi and Changstar community. Hopefully, with my involvement, this relationship will improve.
I asked Fang if I could help out. To my surprise, he agreed, and now I'm officially helping representing HIFIMAN.
I will still be an active member on Changstar, albeit a less vocal involvement. I rarely post on Head-Fi now, but I should be able to handle any customer service issues there that may come up.
In any case, just thought a formal announcement should be made at this point. You guys should feel free to message me about any concerns, and I'll try to get them answered as soon I as I catch up with all the material sent my way.
Cheers,
--Jeff
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Excellent. Dr. Fang has always been a great participant and generous to the Bay Area meets and I think their iems and planars are really nice. I'm glad that HiFiMAN continues to be very proud of their new products and not afraid to share them with the community. The modding spirit and trying to get the most out of the phones is a contribution and seems to have been a healthy back and forth between producer and user. We all genuinely want and hope for good stuff. Thanks for helping facilitate.
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Congrats. :money:
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I reached out to Fang
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Just s suggestion, but I recommend that you avoid the corporate/marketing/management-speak. It makes those of us who are not corporate/marketing/management suspicious if not alienated. At least... the non-American not-corporate/marketing/management, and do remember that there are a lot us out here!
Nothing screams bullshit like going forward, moving on, working together to... and all that crap!
Mind you, this might be the first instance I've seen of actually "reaching out." So probably I'm just an over-sensitive Brit :)p14
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Whoa, bombshell post, lol.
Congratulations Jeff. If I may ask, when did you start working with HiFiMAN?
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:)p1
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CEE TEE: Thanks for the kind words! I hope I can be as much service to HIFIMAN as you have for UE.
Thad: haha I guess I've already been corrupted by the large corporate speak while working at HP. I'll make sure to choose my words more carefully from now on.
Warren: Not too long.
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Since the incident here with HIFIMAN and Marv's comment on how HIFIMAN needs an actual digital marketing person, I've been doing some thinking.
Are you sure it wasn't before that? Because this version looks too "convenient."
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Are you sure it wasn't before that? Because this version looks too "convenient."
haha I suppose you could absolutely view it that way.
The last thing I need right now is to be under fire from both Head-Fi and Changstar. There are already a couple people not happy with the fact that I am a member on Changstar.
Not much I can do to prove otherwise at the moment. Just wait and see how it plays out. If I do a shitty job, feel free to be as vocally negative as you want.
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The last thing I need right now is to be under fire from both Head-Fi and Changstar. There are already a couple people not happy with the fact that I am a member on Changstar.
There is a lot of cross membership between HF and Changstar. We have a different emphasis here that I think works well for HF since what would be considered critical analysis of gear here would be considered trolling or at the very least, raining on someone's parade over there. I don't see it as black-and-white them-or-us thing. Changstar is a way way more immature hangout though. We take audio seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously.
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Congrats! It's awesome that they have an official voice here and I suspect the ridiculous vibe here will be more digestible with an insider on staff.
Echoing Marv, there is a lot of cross pollination between different forums. I myself have been a member of HF for over 10 years now.
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There is a lot of cross membership between HF and Changstar. We have a different emphasis here that I think works well for HF since what would be considered critical analysis of gear here would be considered trolling or at the very least, raining on someone's parade over there. I don't see it as black-and-white them-or-us thing. Changstar is a way way more immature hangout though. We take audio seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously.
Yup. Changstar could be seen as an black or grey Thinktank of Head-fi. Mad Savants area where we experiment things and can have very free speech and thinking. HF is a more politically correct place. There's enough place for both approach IMO.
It would be a better thing thant rant or undeclared war.. more productive. Like Open source communal work and Commercial/corporate work. complemetary approach . i'm personaly more comfortable with communal/collective free work but I understand and respect the commercial/corporate work.
To see Pirates like marv' or Jeff working for brands like Hifiman or Eddie Current proves that we all work in a good direction. Seing a bunch of Beta-HE1000 arriving to CS members proves we have power and weight. My 2 cents
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Changstar is a way way more immature hangout though. We take audio seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously.
I'd say that not taking yourself too seriously if probably a sign of maturity.
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Congrats, Jeff! This is nothing but good news for both HFM & Changstar.
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Thad: haha I guess I've already been corrupted by the large corporate speak while working at HP. I'll make sure to choose my words more carefully from now on.
:))
At least it wasn't Microsoft!
And I'm glad you took that with a laugh
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I'd say that not taking yourself too seriously if probably a sign of maturity.
+1 to that.
am here more because of this element, and tired of the agenda driven one-sided censorship of HF.
real point of this message tho:
Congrats to Jeff !
let the planarspeak begin!
:)p6
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Warren: Not too long.
Lol, covering your ass in advance for rookie mistakes yet to be made! :D
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Nice move Jeff. Glad to see it's you. A lot of good could come out this. Congratulations. Maturity is overrated. At any age. I hope to be really immature in my 60's. :)p3 )(
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Nice move Jeff. Glad to see it's you. A lot of good could come out this. Congratulations. Maturity is overrated. At any age. I hope to be really immature in my 60's. :)p3 )(
To quote Billy Connolly: "I know at least 127 words and I still prefer fuck." In his most recent interviews he still is that man with a penchant for stories and swearing...
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Maturity is overrated. At any age. I hope to be really immature in my 60's.
Join me! I wish I could be even more immature.
Practical point: Could the thread title be changed? Originally, I thought it was a general site announcement. Inclusion of "hifiman" would be good, adding "site representation" would be even better. It would help people who might need to find you. ...Or you could just wear a paper bag on your head when you post in this role ;)
ahoy
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When im like 300 yrs. Old not only will I still be a stud and ridiculously super hot, i'll still have the maturity of a kindergarten. Im just boss like that....ohh, yea, I almost forgot, congrats..and all that fun stuff.
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Thanks for all your support guys!
Title of thread changed for clarity. Thanks to Thad for the suggestion.
Update on HE1000:
They're still working out some issues with shipping. I think they were supposed to get that handled by this week, but if you're familiar with Chinese sense of time, you'll know that probably isn't the case. :P
Also, Fang is at the factory inspecting all the units to be sent out.
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Thread title is purfect. All looks good :)