Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ?

" moral compass" is an outdated concept. It has never been particularly popular, besides, it can be interpreted very differently. 

Anyway, "moral compass" is directly connected to some authority. There is no more authority to which it could be connected. We are lost sheep longing to be found.

What business are you in?  What do you provide for free?  How do you earn your money?  I want to come buy and waste your time so that I can take your advice and then find a better deal somewhere else.  Can't wait until no dealers are left and you have to buy something new direct or used.  Maybe used with no opportunity for repair, how does that sound?
 

Hey folks, let's talk about the dollar amount of sales here, along with the profit margins on high end audio equipment.  If I am contemplating dropping $20,000 on a pair of speakers, is it so unreasonable that I ask the store manager not to be an idiot?  I mean, these guys are looking at making $8,000 for a couple of hours of their time.  Is it so unreasonable that I want my new speakers that cost multiples more than my old ones to sound better to me than my old ones?  Also, how many of you folks net $8,000 on an average sale?  Is that an every day occurrence for most of you?

viridian

... I can’t stand dealers and find them to be the dial telephones of the new century

Why so angry? Why so prejudiced?