We are buying and reviewing gear all wrong
The problem with finding a good Hi Fi retailer is differentiating the folks selling something to get rid of it, vs the ones who can really help the customer. My best example if last year. I bought new speakers from a local dealer I have known a long time. Naturally my thoughts went to new amplifiers. He said no, you do not need a new amp. And only because I knew him a long time, I believed him. A few months later he suggested I take home to audition a SACD player. So four days to play with it. Yup I wanted one. So he really guided me to better choices. Sadly if it would have been a dealer I did not know, I would never have trusted them enough to believe anything they said. So for a stranger to go into a shop and trust someone to just pick from scratch a whole system??? Can I sell you a bridge in New York? |
I owned a all MBL System and was incredibly good ,when I owned a Audio store . I could never afford to pay even close to retail as a regular consumer . There are very few companies who make Loudspeakers as well as electronics and cables . If you have the bucks go for it all in one shot, otherwise you just save and upgrade as you can afford it. |
It's been done for us...... https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/speakers/wave/wave-music-system.html#v=wms_4_espresso_black |
