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Would you pay to listen?

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Just curious, would you pay to listen to a
$100k system? Say a one hour session for twenty bucks?

Assuming the room is great and you have vinyl and cd and your choice of solid state or tubes. Also assuming you'd have the best matched system that $100k could buy.

How much would you pay to hear a $200k system? No pressure or expectation to buy anything, just plunk down your twenty and enjoy the music. BYO drinks of course.

I'm sure I'd pay if there were such a place.
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jazzkid
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In a heart beat ,in fact I've often entertained having such a place with several different systems up and down the cost scale.Such a pleasant fantasy at this time.
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mitch4t OP
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Now that I think about it, guys pay good money to get on a plane, rent a hotel room and buy food to go to CES or RMAF and other shows to see and heard hi-end systems. So, they ARE paying. Even if they drive to the event, with the high cost of gas, they ARE paying. Audiophiles go to these events in large numbers...and there IS a cost involved to get there.
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peterayer
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If a dealership starts to charge potential customers to listen, I would think those customers would feel less guilty about listening to some gear and then buying used over the net. I think it would be a slippery slope for dealers to offer such a service.

CES and RMAF already diminish the need to audition at dealerships. The experience is certainly more pleasant at a local dealership with good service, but the shows offer a much broader array of products and with the exposure, buyers have a better idea of what components sound like before they buy them on Audiogon.

Paying to audition components in one's own system is another idea.
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