[Studmuffin]

Simple question from a newbie:
 
I've made mistakes buying cans on recommendation alone (Denon AH D2000's for example - not my taste at all).
 
So everyone says "try before you buy" - but where?
 
Ideally I'm looking for a dealer in the Midlands UK where I can listen to a good selection of mid priced models in a single day.
 
Can anyone help?
 
Many thanks

 

[alanbeeb]

I too wish they people who say "try before you buy" would say where.    I suspect they didn't either, because in 20+ yrs of hanging round hifi shops in the the UK, I've yet to find one that has a decent selection of headphones to audition.

 

[kingpage]

Most headphone audition stores are located in Asian regions. You'd be lucky to find one in the entire UK. Wait for meets.

 

[J0nny]

 
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I too wish they people who say "try before you buy" would say where.    I suspect they didn't either, because in 20+ yrs of hanging round hifi shops in the the UK, I've yet to find one that has a decent selection of headphones to audition.

Hey alan, you live in Edinburgh right? What about http://www.advancedheadphones.co.uk?

 

[fabio-fi]

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Most headphone audition stores are located in Asian regions. You'd be lucky to find one in the entire UK. Wait for meets.

Or you can organize a meet with another Uk head-fier's. 

 

[Hughkk]

lucky that i live in Asia.
Too many headphones for me to try out, it gonna take ages.

 

[alanbeeb]

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Hey alan, you live in Edinburgh right? What about http://www.advancedheadphones.co.uk?

Last time I looked, their "retail store" was a concession stand in an aisle of a shopping mall.  They might possibly have a few teenager-oriented glam cans to try out but not anything we'd be interested in.

 

[J0nny]

Thats a shame. They could have real potential. Well, maybe not actually, considering that from the 1 year I've been an audiophile, it's now apparent to me that Scotland has an absurdly high percentage of people who just don't care.

 

[YorkshireBloke]

Does anyone know where (if) I can audition some high end I.E.M's in a store in the north of England?  Preferably Yorkshire.
 
If im spending more than £500 on a set I want to try before I buy.
 
Thanks