It came up that some people do not have access to dealers and cannot audition potential purchases. Since side-by-side comparisons are essentially impossible, in my experience, i find that auditioning is almost useless. Except possibly for speakers, and perhaps not even so much in that case, it is extremely difficult (impossible) to distinguish how a component will affect your system.
What are some of your reasons for choosing a particular component? Is it from reading specs, professional reviews, user reviews, reputation, actual auditions (in store, in home)? Has it changed over the years? How do you decide?
Just wondering as I am planning and would like to hear about your experiences.
What are some of your reasons for choosing a particular component? Is it from reading specs, professional reviews, user reviews, reputation, actual auditions (in store, in home)? Has it changed over the years? How do you decide?
Just wondering as I am planning and would like to hear about your experiences.