Would you pay to audition speakers

Hell no! Nobody locks me into anything! Cars, coins, stereos, hookers or anything else. Money IS the most important thing... period... There will always be something else (maybe better) for sale. Maybe the items for audition aren't as good as they are bragged up to be, and the seller is using the deposit for an excuse, to take the place of wasted time. I'll waste my time or anyone elses, before I waste my money. Time may be money to some, but SAVED money is more valuable than time that hasn't happened yet. Good luck to all!

Giggsy is right. If I had a nickel for every beer I ever drank, I'd go out and buy beer with it.

I could see charging your credit card as a damage deposit, and refunding the money if the speakers are returned "on time" and undamaged. There is some risk for the proprietor in releasing his inventory - especially heavy, highly finished pieces of furniture with some delicate moving parts.

Knownothing,

This thread has nothing to do about a home audition. I don't know why people keep bringing that up.

You had better choose that first speaker pair wisely or come back later in a
disguise.