If a dealership starts to charge potential customers to listen, I would think those customers would feel less guilty about listening to some gear and then buying used over the net. I think it would be a slippery slope for dealers to offer such a service.
CES and RMAF already diminish the need to audition at dealerships. The experience is certainly more pleasant at a local dealership with good service, but the shows offer a much broader array of products and with the exposure, buyers have a better idea of what components sound like before they buy them on Audiogon.
Paying to audition components in one's own system is another idea.
CES and RMAF already diminish the need to audition at dealerships. The experience is certainly more pleasant at a local dealership with good service, but the shows offer a much broader array of products and with the exposure, buyers have a better idea of what components sound like before they buy them on Audiogon.
Paying to audition components in one's own system is another idea.