hi timrhu:
i don't believe in crap shoots, so i try not to buy equipment without hearing it first.
secondly i stated an economic principle, i.e., the value in use = the value in exchange.
this means a person will not pay more for an item than he thinks it is worth.
in my case, no component is worth more than $10,000.
thus as far as i am concerned, since i do not buy withiut listening, the question posed in this thread is rhetorical, for me.
i don't believe in crap shoots, so i try not to buy equipment without hearing it first.
secondly i stated an economic principle, i.e., the value in use = the value in exchange.
this means a person will not pay more for an item than he thinks it is worth.
in my case, no component is worth more than $10,000.
thus as far as i am concerned, since i do not buy withiut listening, the question posed in this thread is rhetorical, for me.