So, I make this comment again and again for all who wish to read it:
As a former dealer, I can tell you that we picked products based on their sound and quality as well as manufacturer support in the way of handling customer complaints, fixing broken items, and providing advertising co-op funds. If you were a dealer, you would understand all this--being funny with that statement, of course.
Any dealer who will not let you listen to a component IN YOUR LISTENING ROOM is not worth dealing with, period. Your room, as we all know, is the most important part of the listening experience.
As for the OP, no big deal. Take everything you want home and see if it meets YOUR needs. If not, take it back. A customer, especially a high-dollar customer, is the most important part of the triangle. We all read the "trades" because we are interested in them. People who believe everything they read get what is coming to them. Most here are not that gullible, so the OP just reinforced that thought, I think.
Take it home, hook it up, listen, and then buy or don't buy. Pretty simple, and no "advice" needed or your vote against "advice" needed. The end.
(PS If the OP is using the trades to line his birdcage, he has more $$ than I do to waste. Why not cancel your subscription and buy a newspaper when you need bird cage liners?)
As a former dealer, I can tell you that we picked products based on their sound and quality as well as manufacturer support in the way of handling customer complaints, fixing broken items, and providing advertising co-op funds. If you were a dealer, you would understand all this--being funny with that statement, of course.
Any dealer who will not let you listen to a component IN YOUR LISTENING ROOM is not worth dealing with, period. Your room, as we all know, is the most important part of the listening experience.
As for the OP, no big deal. Take everything you want home and see if it meets YOUR needs. If not, take it back. A customer, especially a high-dollar customer, is the most important part of the triangle. We all read the "trades" because we are interested in them. People who believe everything they read get what is coming to them. Most here are not that gullible, so the OP just reinforced that thought, I think.
Take it home, hook it up, listen, and then buy or don't buy. Pretty simple, and no "advice" needed or your vote against "advice" needed. The end.
(PS If the OP is using the trades to line his birdcage, he has more $$ than I do to waste. Why not cancel your subscription and buy a newspaper when you need bird cage liners?)