This is what I'm bringing to my dealer soon....
Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home
So, I had a great experience listening to some Devore 0/96 speakers yesterday. The challenge for me is that the room I heard them in is wildly different than any other room I’d ever listen in. (I’ll share a photo, below.) I really have no idea if spending $13k plus on these speakers would work out. I’d need to try them at home.
For all I know, these dealers might be ok with me trying some speakers at home. I don’t know and am not yet ready to ask.
But I’m curious whether folks here have any stories to tell about the reactions they’ve gotten when they’ve asked to try speakers at their home. If you have a story, especially if it’s a more expensive speaker, I’d love to hear your story. How did you convince them? If they turned you down, what was the reason? Did you agree?
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Great post! I couldn’t agree with you more on the importance of auditioning gear (even at a cost of nominal fee). Like you, I recently auditioned WVL SON, my first experience with a field coil speakers. The experience was other worldly, the realism and room filling sound from relatively tiny speakers. I kept looking for subwoofers in the room :-) I liked the fact that SON comes with constant current field coil power supply with adjustable settings for further fine tuning. A true high end sound at a bargain price of $18K. |
@lalitk Sure, see you at Axpona! (Actually, I've never been to an audio show. The RMAF was cancelled just as I was getting into the hobby seriously.) |
@jerryg123 There's a local guy in Denver who invited me to hear his Devores in a 12x15 room (with tube amps) so that will be a much better auditioning environment. |
@hilde45 that is awesome. Bring a bottle of wine, very kind of him. Better than that old furniture store... |
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