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Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store

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I am currently pretty satisfied with my system the way it is right now. I am not in the market for any new purchases right now, mainly because I don't have the discretionary income to make big changes. However, sometimes I get the urge to want to go into a hifi store just to look. Eventually I will upgrade my speakers, cd player, preamp, a new dac for sure and may give class D amps a shot...but not right now.

Is it cool to go into a store just to look around, knowing you don't have the money or immediate need for an item?
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whart
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My suspicion about the Guitar Center is that if you wanted to play a real 59 'burst (presumably at the LA store, not some outlet in the 'burbs) rather than a new, 'production' guitar, you might have to run the gauntlet.
CZ- nice, offensive and unnecessary comment about jews. But, don't let me stop you from continuing to express who you are.
czarivey
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CZ- nice, offensive and unnecessary comment about jews. But, don't let me stop you from continuing to express who you are.
Whart

Usually ones who does not have sense of humor have deficit of IQ or some kind of IQ limitatinos.

I'd never think that that is 'offencive'
You must be jookin' and I'm Jewish LOL!
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zavato
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Been to B&H many times- my experience is that the price is the price, no haggling. And whatever that price is, it's likely to be just about the best price in town. Oh, and no one ever copped an attitude with me for walking into B&H and not buying anything.

Let's face it, any B&M retailer who wants to poke the consumer in the eye will learn that things boomerang
czarivey
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B&H is B&M all the way. It also has used equipment where you can actually bargain.
phd
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The guitar center is very cool for musicians as well as the occasional walk-in. I purchased a new Crown XLS 1500 (Class D switching amp) for a great price several months ago. An excellent overachiever for very few bucks and I still have it, perfect reviews on it from both musicians and audiophiles. Also purchased some Electro Harmonix 12AX7s tubes on the cheap (they didn't require any critical matching for my application) so they worked fine for me.
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