Would you pay to listen?

Movie systems cost $200K? If true they are being ROBBED by installers...a first class full range live PA with flown array speakers and piles of amps, monitors, and mixers can be bought for less than that.

I've been amused by Audio Salon pretention for many years...in NYC and elsewhere. Ever get buttonholed by a Linn salesman? "Listen to the RHYTHM"...jeeze...and now in the local Audio Salon where I live they are rarely helpful about anything, and have, of course, absolute opinions coming out of their collective bums and have very little time to discuss anything, let alone have you listen to things...so I buy things here and Ebay.

Pdreher wrote :

I've heard a system that I estimated to have a retail value in excess of $300K. I found it to be disappointing and a huge waste of money.

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Pdreher do tell, the pretenders should be outed!!!!

Kbarkamian,

Agree the arrogance is astounding with some of these guys. One would think you should be able to hear a Hi-Fi system in a hi-fi store ...

I would not pay to listen to a system I can't afford. Although I've heard a 300 K $ system too, and was astounded.

But I would easily pay, even 200 $ for a unit that I could borrow for one day to listen in my own system. Especially one that I view as a possible upgrade.

I wouldn't pay money to audition in the premise of paying money to listen to high end system. But as a form of entertainment it could work. People pay similar amount of money just to play billiard, watch movies or enter clubs. I wouldn't mind hanging out at an audio shop with my friends while having some wine and listening to music for a nominal fee.