Tchewtch
Auditioning
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- Dave Fox-Davies
Several years ago, maybe more, when I was more into Hi-Fi, it was very common to audition equipment and directly compare different models to determine your preference. I recently visited a home theater dealer to purchase a receiver and speakers, and I was somewhat surprised that he only carried two brands of electronics and two brands of speaker. The receivers were set up in permanent displays and hence were not directly switchable for istant comparison. The speakers were set up to enable such comparison. The dealer said that most people are more concerned with the "bells and whistles" rather than sound quality.
My question is this. Is there much of a difference in sound quality of the mainstream japanese manufacturers? I'm talking about Sony, Denon, Pioneer, Rotel, Yamaha and the like. I'm looking at what is probably the budget end of the market - $600 receiver, $500 speakers. So, maybe there isn't enough profit for dealers to spend much effort to demo this type of equipment, especially if most customers don't care.
I did demo a Denon AVR S900W with Klipsch speakers which was pretty decent for the price. The imaging wasn't up to a true high end hi-fi, but not too bad.
My question is this. Is there much of a difference in sound quality of the mainstream japanese manufacturers? I'm talking about Sony, Denon, Pioneer, Rotel, Yamaha and the like. I'm looking at what is probably the budget end of the market - $600 receiver, $500 speakers. So, maybe there isn't enough profit for dealers to spend much effort to demo this type of equipment, especially if most customers don't care.
I did demo a Denon AVR S900W with Klipsch speakers which was pretty decent for the price. The imaging wasn't up to a true high end hi-fi, but not too bad.