I appreciate the reviews and comments. As usual, I take them with a large grain of salt.
My eyes, ears and budget are my ultimate judge.
Responding to an earlier comment, unless I was in the audio equipment business trying to make deals or connections, I would probably not attend any shows that only had static displays.
I go to hear equipment and associated music. of the many shows I've attended, there were always some rooms and equipment that had questionable sound. But, I've found most were good to outstanding.
I know what overblown bass like. Same for musical instruments.
I've found that sometimes, small business owners just don't have the budget for extravagant room correction devices, and show me any hotel room that is good for audio.
Audio shows are fun or can be. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose on sound quality.
Listening in a store (with my music) or best, at my home using my equipment is my ultimate judge. However, I would try hard to condemning equipment I've heard at shows because of so many other factors that impact the sound.
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