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Anywhere in Ireland to demo AV gear?

  • 05-08-2011 10:40pm
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    shayser
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    It's hard enough to decide what AV gear to buy without having to buy blind also (or should that be deaf?). Would there be anywhere I could demo, either here or up North?

    Failing that, has anyone ever gone to the UK to demo?


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  • #2
    akaSol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 717 ✭✭✭akaSol


    shayser wrote: »
    It's hard enough to decide what AV gear to buy without having to buy blind also (or should that be deaf?). Would there be anywhere I could demo, either here or up North?

    Failing that, has anyone ever gone to the UK to demo?

    SevenOaks , Peats and Cloney in Dublin

    Sol


  • #3
    Idleater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    akaSol wrote: »
    shayser wrote: »
    Failing that, has anyone ever gone to the UK to demo?

    SevenOaks , Peats and Cloney in Dublin

    Sol
    Much better than the long winded answer I was going to type up so I'll just add "yes " to having demoed abroad.


  • #4
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    akaSol wrote: »
    SevenOaks , Peats and Cloney in Dublin

    Sol
    Thanks. Had contacted Sevenoaks but got an email back saying they no longer do retail in Ireland. Had a look at Peats and Cloney, don't see the particular products I was interested in but will give them a call.


  • #5
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    Idleater wrote: »
    Much better than the long winded answer I was going to type up so I'll just add "yes " to having demoed abroad.
    Where did you go?


  • #6
    Idleater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    shayser wrote: »
    Idleater wrote: »
    Where did you go?
    Just looked up hifi shops when going somewhere to see what they had. The best trip was to the Bristol show which is on in the spring.

    What sort of equipment and budget do you have in mind? I would Google whatever manufacturers you take a fancy to and do a find retailers search. Lining up a whole load of exotic AV equipment in one place is unlikely even abroad so you've to factor in travel if you actually want to demo everything.

    On the other hand if it's "only" something standard like a €500 onkyo, then I'd buy based on review and forum advice. This is not to take anything away from such equipment, but they are more feature rich and audio neutral. Bigger money goes on the audio quality side which is when demoing with proper speakers and amplification also comes into play.

    Should've just typed up my long winded reply in the first place, :D


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  • #7
    Slaphead07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Slaphead07


    shayser wrote: »
    Thanks. Had contacted Sevenoaks but got an email back saying they no longer do retail in Ireland. Had a look at Peats and Cloney, don't see the particular products I was interested in but will give them a call.

    Try KronosAV in Dungannonn too. Good guys, serious gear.


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