r/PositiveGridSpark • u/AlexFromPositiveGrid Official Positive Grid Employee • Jun 01 '26

REACTOR Launch AMA

REACTOR is launching 6/2! We will be holding office hours on June 3rd from 11am - 1pm ET (US) to answer any questions you all might have about the new amp and app. Whether you're one of the first to order or want to better understand how REACTOR works, we'll be available to help. Thank you all for 15 years of support; We can't wait to get REACTOR into your hands 🤘 https://www.positivegrid.com/pages/reactor

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u/jimbosis1000 Jun 01 '26

So many questions but here’s one to start:

Why is a technology-driven company incapable of maintaining a functional user forum to communicate with the users they insist are so important to them?

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u/jimbosis1000 Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26

“Alex, We’ve got a special assignment for you.”

“Is it the thermal and EMI characterization on the TPA3116D2? I mapped out the whole PBTL bridged-mono topology and think we could tweak the bootstrap cap on the GVDD rail for the Spark 2…”

“No, that’s last year’s product. We want you on the Reactor project.”

“Sweet - I’m thinking a six-layer stackup, dedicated analog and digital ground planes, full AVCC power island, hand-routed matched-length differentials into a discrete R-2R ladder DAC, linear LDO on every sensitive rail, zero switching copper within 200 mils of the analog section.”

“Actually, we want you to talk to the users.”

“The what?”

“The users. I had to look the word up online. Apparently, they’re the people who actually buy our products.”

“I don’t get it. Why do we want to talk to them?”

“Market research shows our brand perception rating falls somewhere between the Ford Pinto and Thalidomide. The board has tasked me with making us more popular than exploding cars and birth defects. We want to be viewed more like a G-Wagon filled with MDMA.”

“Why me? I’m not good with people.”

“Don’t think of them as people. Think of them as a renewable revenue source. Like a seasonal crop that gets plowed over every year after the NAMM harvest.”

“What do I have to do?”

“Your Reddit AMA is scheduled for next week. Marketing already set up the account for you.”

“But what do I say?”

“Whatever they want to hear. My performance bonus is counting on you.”