Would you buy speakers with out first listening ?

I started out years ago listening and buying at the dealers place. At that place and time I was not smart enough at to realize they had better stuff driving them.--So I was always disappointed.---Since then I have bought from reading the review.---Even tho I could have listened at the store where I was buying; I thought it a waste of time.So since about 1990 I have bought without hearing first. I have always been happy with what I bought; sight--unheard. If this were a poll,my answer to the question: YES.

Having owned 5 speakers just this year,alone I felt this as a learning process. I think one speaker sets you up for the next. My downfall started when I bought the Lowther single driver system. It made me aware of how bad the mid/upper mid in my Montana EPS was. One of these set of speakers was David_'s Merlin MM's. The "Where's the beef" comes to mind. It's strange how the stats can claim such and such;i.e.--goes down to such and such.In my room with a fair amount of quality driving which-ever speakers the Wilson Sophia gives up the low mid bass I was missing--(in spades).---I also got this from my Montana speakers but they don't image and the mid/upper mid isn't as good as any speaker I've had since. The Merlins image as well as anything I've heard in my home but the low information doesn't compare to Montana or Wilsons.(its lack thereof)---I guess grafting a Wilson lower to the Merlin MM sounds like that might make it for me. --After all cabinet volume and driver size is a good part of why Merlin is at such a disadvantage. This is just my opinion. In hindsight I see the MM as a large 2 way bookshelf that leaves out MUCH musical information