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I had the same ethical quandry about spending two hours listening to equipment retail, with no intention of buying retail, which was feeding into my hesitancy about the used market. Thanks for echoing that. 
Speaker Purchase
Thanks all. In particular, thanks Musicnoise for some obviously useful advice. I will make it a point to listen for both subtlety and intensity, and to listen for longer periods. I'll bring some of my own music, and try to test the speakers using ... 
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Thanks for the continued help and thoughtful suggestions. Perhaps I'm in need of something more elemental here. I haven't really ever auditioned equipment, and I was hoping for 'buying' advice. Does one bring one's own music? What should I listen ... 
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Thanks for the rec's. I will listen to the Magnepans at Lyric. The Vandersteen's don't pass the aesthetics test, but that's my taste. It seems the LS9's are manufacturer direct, and so it isn't clear how I'd get a chance to hear them. Appreciate y...