My curiosity was peaked by this post and since i had some free time yesterday I dropped by to check out Music Lover's in Berkeley for the first time ever.
I was greeted by Will, the assistant manager, soon after I walked in and he asked if he could be of some help. I commented it was my first visit and just wanted to look around a bit. Fine with him.
Later I asked him some questions regarding cabling for a dedicated theater room I'm planning and he had what I thought were some good suggestions for my specific situation. He took the time to ask some general questions to get a better idea of my system. But he never got into asking specific brand names or anything unless I volunteered that information. He never put down any of my components either, but rather pointed out where improvements could be made in the future for better system synergy.
Then he noticed I had a few cd's I had brought with me and offered to set me up in a listening room. I spent the next hour and a half enjoying the new Luxman 550 class-A integrated on the new Paradigm floor standers without interruption.
He just left me alone and no sales pressure. He was very courteous and professional the whole time. I left with a good feeling. Even got to pet the resident cat.
