Helping friends/relatives with system purchases, your experience.

Most of my friends/relatives love to come over and listen to my system.

However, most of them don’t realize that there is some commitment involved (room setup, WAF, space required, acoustic treatments involved, etc....). And that all rooms sound different.

They also don’t realize that what I like, may not be long term what they like.

I do (and have) lent them some equipment I have laying around for them to try out. 

Thanks...good thoughts all. 

To make things easier and more enjoyable i suggest visiting a dealer.

I will always help during and after their choice is made, never lent equipment (bad experience). 

I helped my senior neighbor across the street with a multi-music system for his home. Casual listening in three rooms/spaces, living, dining and back deck. We shopped for a Sonos satellite speaker system and he luvs it. It all is controlled from his iphone app. Now he entertains family and friends and each area can play music.

I never have a problem making a recommendation for a choice of which is the best Alexa model.  Nobody interested in much more.  kids.