@eganmedia you have it exactly correct. I concur 100%.
Also, the store that used an MP3 file connected via a phone does indeed make for a baseline of comparison. However, for a store to use that as a source to demonstrate products of such a high quality is shameful. I went through a very similar experience in Los Angeles recently. The salesman using that lousy source did such an injustice to beautiful speakers that I was shopping for. I bought speakers two weeks later, from another dealer, who demonstrated them properly. I bought a brand different from the ones at the poor demonstration store. So, even those brands from that store lost potential of a good sale due to a cheezy demonstration. YT as a reference is even worse!
Just my two cents on the matter.
Also, the store that used an MP3 file connected via a phone does indeed make for a baseline of comparison. However, for a store to use that as a source to demonstrate products of such a high quality is shameful. I went through a very similar experience in Los Angeles recently. The salesman using that lousy source did such an injustice to beautiful speakers that I was shopping for. I bought speakers two weeks later, from another dealer, who demonstrated them properly. I bought a brand different from the ones at the poor demonstration store. So, even those brands from that store lost potential of a good sale due to a cheezy demonstration. YT as a reference is even worse!
Just my two cents on the matter.