OK, I think we all do it - discerning and nuanced listeners buying stuff without ever having heard it.
Have we all done it?
I confess.
I consider alot of digital purchases to be a little bit of a toss off, so I've bought a couple 25 dollar Sonys and two 40 dollar Phillips players recently without an audition. Same with a Pioneer universal player (249.00,) and a Marantz SACD five disc universal player and one of their single disc Hi Fi SACD models when they hit the sale list at Music Direct.
Bought a couple different pairs of Ferguson Hill speakers without an audition.
Various interconnects, too. Call them my audio Potpourri.
A couple of Crown amps, but I had heard other models - how do you count that?
I think everything else, I've always auditioned first.
What's your story?
My hypothesis is that digital front ends will lead the pack in terms of being the item most often bought without a listen. (Further hypothesis later.)
OK, I think we all do it - discerning and nuanced listeners buying stuff without ever having heard it.
Have we all done it?
I confess.
I consider alot of digital purchases to be a little bit of a toss off, so I've bought a couple 25 dollar Sonys and two 40 dollar Phillips players recently without an audition. Same with a Pioneer universal player (249.00,) and a Marantz SACD five disc universal player and one of their single disc Hi Fi SACD models when they hit the sale list at Music Direct.
Bought a couple different pairs of Ferguson Hill speakers without an audition.
Various interconnects, too. Call them my audio Potpourri.
A couple of Crown amps, but I had heard other models - how do you count that?
I think everything else, I've always auditioned first.
What's your story?
My hypothesis is that digital front ends will lead the pack in terms of being the item most often bought without a listen. (Further hypothesis later.)