I remember many moons ago auditioning a CD player and when I arrived at the store I was told by the salesman that it was ready in the room to listen. I went in and sat down to listen and as there were three pairs of speakers in front of me I could not know which pair I was listening to . It turns out I was listening to Lowther horns and some ocscure 4 watt amplifier that I forget the name of. The sound was awfull with no transparency no detail and no treble. I dully told the salesman so and he told me that it was the best he was prepared to stock as he hated all things treansistorised so if it wasn't good enough then to go somewhere else and not come back. Not too many months after that he put the shutters up and has not been heard of again.
Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible?
I decided to check out Rotel on current B&W 804's, since I figured these speakers would be most similar to my older 803"s.Even the sales person had to admit it was not something I would want to listen to for any length of time.Do people buy this for background music?For around $4000 for a CD and integrated amp, it was not impressive. to say the least. It actually sounded like my first preamp, a Crown IC something or other.
Someone gave me a 125 wpc Marantz surround receiver. I plugged it in and listened for 5 minutes, then permanently re-boxed it to sell, if I ever get around to it. It is totally unlistemable.
Am I just spoiled?
Someone gave me a 125 wpc Marantz surround receiver. I plugged it in and listened for 5 minutes, then permanently re-boxed it to sell, if I ever get around to it. It is totally unlistemable.
Am I just spoiled?
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