Calling audiophiles

[Firstone18]

Years back when I was really 'into' HiFi shops would have a listening room, but I considered this unrealistic as it was filled with many speakers not at all like a home environment.

When I bought my Mission 752 speakers, back in the late '90s, the shop's listening room was a room, about the size of a typical living room, with a settee, a hi-fi rack and the two speakers that I was listening to at the time.

Your experience was what I feel should be the normal when trying out speakers. The seller should be prepared to create an environment as close as possible to a 'normal' living room for test listening; they should also be prepared to change speakers over by removing one set and bringing in another.
My ears are now not up to hearing above about 10kHz and I suffer tinnitus in one ear so I'm just happy to hear music!
Cheers

[Bealman]

Hey, I'd be happy listening to Hendrix and Clapton on a little pocket tranny, which is what I used to do back then anyway.

Hey Joe....

[joe cassidy]

Yes George ?

Apparently the great record producers of the 60s (like Phil Spector) mixed their records so that they would sound good on tinny transistors.