I have no problem with the pro Altec guys mingling with the hobbyist who are trying to learn something. Over at the AUB I read all the threads, never know when something new will come up.
Heck, when I got into Altecs not that long ago I spent a lot of nights reading the AUB forum starting with page 1 and working up to the present, skipping the questions that are commonly asked by the new folks. I forget most of it but I know where to find the info if I need it.
A lot of times there are 2 or 3 post on Altecs in the speaker forum on any given day, I would love to see an Altec specific forum.
As far as that JBL forum, they have convinced me to never own any JBL gear. Maybe to flip, but that is about it. I have never been treated so rudely on a forum in my life. It's supposed to be a joint Altec/JBL forum, maybe the members hate having to be shared with a company that built the best sound stages for decades. Last time I posted anything on there I was belittled with links to stupid tiny Altec speakers, the kind you use with a cell phone. JBL seems to be doing quite a bit of marketing in that arena as well these days. Seems a lot of those JBL guys have quite a few insecurities.
Rant off.
I would support an Altec forum on here and it seems that there is a core of Altec members that would to.
BillWojo