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Gone are the days of the great audition.

Only a short while back we could go to multiple audio rooms in a town just around the corner and listen to all the styles and brands of speakers you wanted. Now of course, only the bargain speakers are available for audition at that yellow sign store and unless you are very lucky the exact model you are looking for isn't reachable for an hour or two drive, if that. I'm certain from the desperation in some the posts in this very forum, that people have purchased things solely on word of mouth or even just specs and looks. Dark ages of getting what you want and yet so much more available. There is so much reviewing and so little listening going on. I live in the DC metro and wanted to look for some towers in the 2k range. The two places I went only had a couple of towers in that range and I'm just not doing the yellow sign place. What do you do?
jmacinnis
audioconnection
1,270 posts
 
Fact
Vandersteen 2CE Sig 2
Best Selling loudspeaker
in High End Audio history.
Made in USA
If you cand find em
Pop up to NJ
I promise you its worth the ride.
Vandersteen dealer for over 20 years
JohnnyR
buconero117
2,311 posts
 
Your can't go wrong listening to JohnnyR. Keep to it, Johnny.
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mapman
21,964 posts
 
1) Buy used, do not overpay, audition in-home, keep or sell as needed and try the next thing

2) Buy direct from vendors that provide a generous in-home audition period and return policy

3) listen to as many systems as you can at dealers or shows and attend a lot of live music performances for reference. I go out of my way as much as I can to still buy from and support the availble local vendors when I can but do not limit myself to only what I can hear there.
dgarretson
2,594 posts
 
While brick and mortar retailing has shrunk, an increasing number of regional audio shows is taking up some of the slack. Try Capital Audiofest in Maryland in July or The New York Audio show in April.
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