I've personally owned several pairs of speakers, most were bought used off Audiogon, swapmeets or sites like Craigslist/Offer Up. My latest find were a pair of Paradigm Atom v3 for $20.
To me I enjoy hearing differen't brands of speakers in my own environment for extended periods of time. A short akward audition in a showroom doesn't tell me much. The only problem is when it comes time to sell. I wish there was a way to rent hi end speakers and avoid the whole buy/sell routine.
I admit I've never had alot of money to just buy the best and be done with it. Even then I'd still want to enjoy many speakers in my own enviroment.
To me I enjoy hearing differen't brands of speakers in my own environment for extended periods of time. A short akward audition in a showroom doesn't tell me much. The only problem is when it comes time to sell. I wish there was a way to rent hi end speakers and avoid the whole buy/sell routine.
I admit I've never had alot of money to just buy the best and be done with it. Even then I'd still want to enjoy many speakers in my own enviroment.