I can see all sites to go the way of paid membership just so the adds don't attack all their members all the time.
Going paid will kill this site to be honest along with a lot of others.
What will work is better "Vendor" support and none of this Google Ad crap.
What I mean by "Vendor" is the companies that sell to audio enthusiasts.
I could say a lot of other things but I don't run , support or whatever this site.
But this site deserves better "Vendor" support than Grumpy selling records to pay bills.
Frannie