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Originally Posted by Blu Warrior
First off, a salesman should start you off with questions about your listening/viewing space, what do you enjoy listening too, how much willing to spend, etc. A good audio store will let you audition speakers or any piece of equipment in your home. As for what to bring? Music-wise, bring CDs of music you know extremely well. Things you've heard many times on different systems. For example, your current speakers, your car stereo, a boombox and the like. Women's vocals are a great test for midrange sounds. Again, a quality store will have a number if audiophile recordings on hand also for you to listen to as well.
Always test speakers for music. Film soundtracks are created differently (foley) and many sounds in a movie are artificially made up. If the speakers sound good with music, theyre gonna sound good with movies but not the other way around.
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Thanks, good point on the vocals. As for using what the store has, I am always a little weary of using something I am not familiar with. What music/song do you bring/play?