When suggesting audio components for friends and relatives...


This is a bit of "thinking out loud". I believe I have been lucky as what I have helped friends and relatives with in buying higher end and even simple components has worked out very well.

With some it was a simple system as in a Nakamichi SoundSpace 5 or the like, and with some it was Magnepans, Martin-Logans, Audio Research...and others.

The question is have you had good success kindly helping others? Have there been any regrets or negative situations? About the only slight downside was after selling a former high end system of mine to my best friend, he died from cancer and his wife replaced some of the items with BestBuy "stuff" and I could never understand as to why.


whatjd
millercarbon hosted a "party" TWO months ago, and doctors attended...

Fascinnating & totally beleivable.

DeKay
I suspect even the Nazi of old would be surprised by the ease with which a tax cut can move the headspace of even a reasonably same, cogent , science grounded Doctor. 
As for systems, my help is gratis and often w friends, I give them the gear.... 
millercarbon hosted a "party" TWO months ago, and doctors attended...

I was more in awe of charging friends a fee for advice on what to buy for $1200. "Rubber bands from cilantro bunches are much much better than those from curly parsley. Look for the pink ones, they are worth it. Everyone will notice the difference, even cilantro-haters."

The question remains if the doctors at the party observed all epidemiologic recommendations.
No matter what I have ever suggested to friends, they consider it too expensive. I have had zero luck in this arena.