@soix I have no idea why you are attacking him, His questions make perfect sense.
Listen to a CD or LP in showroom?
I've been looking for a new pair of speakers for a while. Going to CAF, audio showrooms... "Please, here is my tablet, roon connected, etc., Enjoy!"
Well, what about me coming with my preferred CD or LP? No choice at all anymore. I get that it's practical, easy... But I'm missing something, relying on a top notch DAC that I'll never be able to afford, it's skewed and not necessarily in my favor.
I'm in the DMV area where there's plenty to listen to, everywhere the same lack of possibilities.
What's your take?
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While I agree that DAC, CD, vs TT/PS is pretty irrelevant. All can be optimized for the speakers… often that is good. But… If you are looking at even mid priced speakers. They should hook up anything that they have in the store that you want. I recently went through an evaluation of some equipment. In this case it was integrated amps. I chose the speakers (75 pounds each) which they had to swapped in. Then we chose the DAC and streamer, then they swapped in the 75 pound amps… three of them in turn. Then we went back to what we thought was the best sounding amp. No sale resulted… for a couple months. Then he bought better separates from the store. So, I guess unless it is Best Buy they should allow you to choose the components. |
@grislybutter Re-reading my post, you’re right and my apologies to the OP for the tone, but I stand by questioning his issue for the reasons stated above. |
You could have asked the same questions minus your attitude. OP, no matter what medium is hooked up, you're still not going to get an accurate representation of the sound as it pertains to your home listening environment. The room, amp, pre, power cables, interconnects, etc. would have to be identical to yours. The best you can do is listen, and if you like that particular speaker's sound, arrange an audition in your home to see how they sound there. |
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