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In Reply to: RE: Dealer audition faux pas... experiences? posted by Jonesy on April 29, 2016 at 07:12:17
More of a not knowing his own line faux pas. Went to a dealer in the earlier days of computer audio, looking into the Parasound P5, which I now own. He carried the line, which the P5 had just been added to. I was very interested in the built in USB DAC and he said that getting music off a computer was not possible, and that USB ports on receivers were only for MP3 and thumb drives. Tried to sell me a Sonos and a sound bar even though I specifically told him I already had a two channel system.
This was a dealer that had been a great high end shop when I was younger, but the original owner sold. This new guy only wants to do HT installs and Sonos whole house systems.
I did go back later to audition Golden Ear Tritons and had a great listening session with his analog guy, who had been there with the original owner too, but the new owner has almost no idea what the point of two channel audio even is.
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I'm a bug fan of the big guy that makes them, having a whole room ful of DefTech, but I've never heard the Tritons. I love the way he keeps the sock going. If I want to spend 4 figures on wood finish, I'll make some grills and veneer the things...
I've heard them twice. Once driven by Parasound A21 with a JC2 preamp. I think the CD player was a Halo model too. They sounded wonderful. Open and airy but with lots of heft. Second time not so awesome. They were driven by even more expensive McIntosh gear and sounded excessively bright. This was toob amplification too. Go figure. Both times it was the Triton 7.
Revealed an issue with McIntosh?? lol ::runs away laughing::
Agreed-
very few dealers/retailers get it right, in the way of, setting their showrooms for maximum benefit.
Fortunately there are still a few out there.....Audio Visual Therapy in Nashua are happy to demo anything, they have a few well laid out rooms with excellent equipment. Spearit Sound in NorthHampton MA are great guys to deal with, demo something there or at home as they often have demos. Audio Concepts in North Attleboro and Boston are happy to demo stuff too....
Thanks! for sharing- Steve.
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