Would you pay to listen?

YES! One condition. I get to assembly the system. I would be a repeat customer for $20.00.

I used to do that when I attended the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. I paid to hear a number of different systems. Now I volunteer and attend for "free", except for the time I donate.

If a friend invited me to hear a fabulous system in their home, then I'd probably bring a bottle of wine or scotch.

why would anyone pay to hear a recording ? it makes sense to pay for a concert, although some are free, but it seems ludicrous to pay to hear a recording, regardless of how good the sound is.

the human element is missing (nothing visual) when you listen to a stereo. the feeling of the audienece is missing. its an incomplete experience and while it is the next best thing to a concert, it is a distant second. if anything, the dealer should pay you to listen to his system.

"There's nothing like the smell of napalm in the morning."
If one doesn't understand this comment, then one doesn't understand the 'lust' that hopeless audiophiles (like me) experience when seeing a pair of the big boy MBL's, the big boy Sound Labs--the newest VAC Gear by Kevin Hayes.
Most of us 'crazies' might entertain paying for the opportunity...some stores in New York and other metro areas, during the 'heat' of economic better times, DID, I am told charge for a session, the price of which, on purchase would be credited to that purchase. So...this is not a new concept in that regard...its just that, in the dark light, (hmmm that would simply be dark, right?) of the current economic reality, it seems out of place to think anyone would pay for this priv.

So, I'd have to say, 'if you have to ask', you're not a hopeless audiophile like some of us. lol

Larry

Mrtennis, most of us pay for our recorded music; therefore, we pay to listen to recordings. If you don't pay, that's a moral decision that you've made, but I support musicians with payment in the hopes that they'll produce more great music that I can enjoy.