Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice

Yes absolutely unnecessary. But love the FR20 !!!

jl35: Yes, they are nice.  I asked the salesman that I deal with at PS audio to let me know when their bookshelf speakers came out.  If they're as good as the FR 20 or 30, I'd love to give them try and maybe buy another set of speakers I definitely don't need! 😉

Way to vague on the amplification piece. Buy headphone. 

Well, looked at the very specific individual level, it's a fools game.  You can't know for sure.

But if you want to take a more rigorous look at the question, where you can come to some justified conclusion about the ODDS of someone hearing pleasing sound from a loudspeaker, then you can look to the research often cited by Floyd Toole as which scientifically helped determine which characteristics in speakers most listeners tended to prefer. 

And then you'd be able to winnow down a selection of speakers that measure in the ways that predicted most people would like it.  For instance Revel Salon 2 speakers would meet that criteria.

If you are near some dealers, they might be able to provide some in house demos, for a price.

Otherwise, I think you are limited to manufacturers who can sell a pair with a time limited return policy.

I think Zu and Magnepan offers this, and there are probably a few others.

B