No, of course not, and I doubt many will fall for this claim.

I’m not leading anything or anyone; I simply do my own thing and run my small business in my own unique way. It so happens that this approach is popular with intelligent customers, and the polar opposite of that which leads to ruined equipment and court cases. I was also fortunate to inherit genes for honesty and integrity (thanks, Mum and Dad), and this guides how I run my business. I don’t have the time or energy to be part of any sort of conspiracy.

This “conspiracy” assertion reflects the level of brain rot and denial afflicting those claiming it, though. Rather than accept responsibility for their problems, certain individuals would have you believe that, rather than their poor workmanship, terrible reviews, court case losses, and incoherent, unprofessional rants at customers, generating their poor reputations, it’s me. This is a convenient blame shift, but only adds to their dishonest narrative.

The work I’ve documented as a community service in the Hall of Shame, the unhappy customers who’ve gone to court and won, the destroyed hi-fi gear my colleagues and I have discussed, documented and had to pick up the pieces of, for over a decade, proves there is no conspiracy here. These cases have zero involvement on my part, other than to make the people aware of some of them.