$300 to listen to gear that someone is trying to sell you and they don’t even have the amp they are recommending? For me, that would be a no go from the start. I own a Pass XA25 and think it is a great amp. I would have a hard time trusting someone who told me that I should try something else they thought was much better and wanted to charge me to do so.
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I’m really happy with my system. However when a technician, who is also a salesman, came to my house for a stereo repair he complimented my set but said it would sound a lot better if I switched out my Benchmark AHB2 amp (which I think is great) for a Pass 30 wpc class AB amp. He offered to let me hear that amp in my system so that I could decide for myself (at a fee of $300.) The only problem is he doesn’t have the 30 watt amp in stock but would have to demo the Pass sound with 60 watt monoblocks. He assured me that with my very efficient GoldenEar Triton 1 speakers the 30 watt amp will almost have the the same quality.
Do you think I can honestly judge how the smaller amp will actually sound? Or should I cancel the demonstration (and save$300?)
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$300 just to demo the amp, and it’s not even the right amp??? You gotta be kidding me. The prospect of making a nice sale should be plenty for him to let you try the amp for free especially if he’s really so damn confident your system would “sound a lot better” with it. The $300 fee is just pure greed and frankly insulting as you’re already a paying customer of his, but apparently he’s is unwilling to put his money where his mouth is. This guy’s sure got a pair, I’ll give him that. I’d tell him to stick his absurd offer up his Class A hole (if the amp puts out 30Wpc it’s Class A, not A/B BTW). |
@soix +1 |
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