I worked for a boutique speaker manufacturer in Australia, almost all of his customers are people who either fly in or drive quite a distance to audition equipment (reputation). John Rutan and
David Belles
have obviously achieved good reputations.
Through my work, I was fortunately exposed to a lot of very different technologies and products, of varying efficacy.
After moving to a very remote part of Texas, I have had to rely on reviews, Agon and other forums to introduce myself to a broader range of products and technologies. The purchase of a Datasat RA-2400 was a lucky (educated) guess, that I hoped if a bad fit for my system I could sell out with minimal loss.
I also purchased a Cambridge 4K Blu-ray player off reviews.
So I'm in the same boat, informed trial and error!
Through my work, I was fortunately exposed to a lot of very different technologies and products, of varying efficacy.
After moving to a very remote part of Texas, I have had to rely on reviews, Agon and other forums to introduce myself to a broader range of products and technologies. The purchase of a Datasat RA-2400 was a lucky (educated) guess, that I hoped if a bad fit for my system I could sell out with minimal loss.
I also purchased a Cambridge 4K Blu-ray player off reviews.
So I'm in the same boat, informed trial and error!