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Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home
Also, I never damaged anything that I sent back. Not a scratch. It's not hard. I am the clumsiest person I know.   
Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home
"demoing a 50,000 pair of speakers" that is a different ball game than the speakers most people plan to buy: the 500 to 5000 ones. I don't think in this thread most people ever alluded to 50K speakers  
Advice for bookshelf speakers
   
2023 Audio System Wish List
I have about 10 albums to buy from the 80s. Maybe a CD player.  I got synergy now :)  
Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to
She and Him = M. Ward again :)  
Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to
   
Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to
also, anything with M. Ward! Before Zooey Deschanel discovered him, NJ already dragged him along on a 4 month concert tour and the result was delicious!        
Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to
to me Norah Jones was a fad (again and again) that can easily slip back up and make me fall in love with her voice again, but I don't listen to her more than a few hours a year. She is very talented, versatile, down to earth, and never takes herse... 
I have NOVA V's and I am not happy
the room is probably harder to change than what's in it  
I have NOVA V's and I am not happy
SF isn't as great as the myth, but probably great enough with the right equipment. For sure the best looking speaker design and easy to (re)sell.  
christmas music
Last Christmas and All I Want for Christmas, obviously, duh!  
End Game Turntable suggestions
Avid and Woodpeckers are good looking and high end.   
Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home
I can repeat what was said before:  I told the dealer I would buy a pair I really wanted  but just in case what's the return policy. He said: don't bother, take it home and see you Monday morning. He was really friendly and low-key. Then, the othe... 
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
from what I read, real audiophiles want "neutral" from the speakers. It's the source and the amp that provide "coloring" But I've read it HERE in audiogon, so there you go     
Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home
@styleman UpscaleAudio is one of the best companies I ever dealt with. Super nice, knowledgeable, easy going.