@tuberist - the advice offered above covers most of the related concerns with taking your amp with you, but I do believe it is worthwhile.
What you didn’t provide are any details as to your current amp and the amps you are thinking of auditioning.
The other thing I would suggest you take along are your speaker cables. These can change the sound of the amp you are listening to and sometimes in a bad way.
I would also recommend you have them connect the amp to the most expensive speakers/system in the place - then you will be able to hear the slightest differences between the two amps.
When I auditioned my Node 2 Streamer I had the dealer install it in a system that had Avantguard horn speakers (@ $30,000) just so I could hear it at it’s very best.
Good luck with the shopping - Steve
What you didn’t provide are any details as to your current amp and the amps you are thinking of auditioning.
The other thing I would suggest you take along are your speaker cables. These can change the sound of the amp you are listening to and sometimes in a bad way.
I would also recommend you have them connect the amp to the most expensive speakers/system in the place - then you will be able to hear the slightest differences between the two amps.
When I auditioned my Node 2 Streamer I had the dealer install it in a system that had Avantguard horn speakers (@ $30,000) just so I could hear it at it’s very best.
Good luck with the shopping - Steve