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after every meet
Originally Posted by obobskivich /img/forum/go_quote.gif guess I could say, every month, or every few months, depending on my fancy auditions have entirely saved me time or money (I own three pairs of headphones, only one of which I bought just to try, and ended up loving, I've auditioned probably closer to 20 pairs of headphones, own two from that lot, see the advantage?) granted, auditions are hard to do sometimes, and you generally can't sample anywhere near the range of stuff thats available online |
Originally Posted by Calypso /img/forum/go_quote.gif Auditions in stores, may not tell the whole truth. Theres the burn-in issue, and maybe the gear they play on, is not optimal. My GS1000 are great, but if I should have decided wheather to buy them, or not, from how they sounded when they where new, I would newer have bought them. So I just took a chance, based on other head-fiers experience with them. Fortunally it turned out great. But most gear that I buy in blind faith gets sold again with a loss, and since it is a hobby, it´s okay with me |