Choosing Hi-Fi: Why You Should Always Try Before You Buy
Visit our showroom to experience hi-fi before making a final purchase
Choosing to upgrade your home’s sound to a hi-fi audio system is a significant financial and emotional investment. Compared to off-the-rack sound systems from big box stores, hi-fi audio is the closest you can get to replicating the experience of listening to live music as it’s being recorded. High-fidelity sound can bring more joy and pleasure to listening to music at home.
Before purchasing a system, you’re probably doing a lot of research to read reviews, compare brands, and finalize a budget. But online research can only take you so far. Next, you need to be asking yourself: where can I find a hi-fi audio store near me in Morris County, NJ? At Electronic Concepts, we highly recommend visiting our state-of-the-art showroom to test hi-fi systems for yourself before making a final purchase. Learn four reasons why you should always try before you buy!
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1. Budget and System Planning
When you visit a showroom, you likely have a budget in mind and a list of components you need. Our advice? Be flexible on both of those items. Online research can give you a general idea of the necessary equipment to build a hi-fi system. But your specific setup will require different components based on space limitations, aesthetic preferences, audio needs (a single, dedicated listening room or a whole-home system that delivers hi-fi sound?), and even the type of music you listen to.
Our techs have years of experience designing hi-fi systems of all sizes, and we can help you modify your plan based on your lifestyle and budget requirements. We always do our best to stay within your hard budget but know before coming in that online estimates aren’t always accurate.
2. Sound Quality
Listening to good music is a visceral, emotional experience — one you can’t invoke by reading speaker reviews that describe sound quality as “high-fidelity,” “smooth,” “robust,” or any of the other descriptive words applied to audio. Before you commit to an expensive sound system, you need to listen to a selection of music on it to ensure the sound quality is where you want it to be.
At Electronic Concepts, you can listen to music from several leading hi-fi speaker brands to decide what you like the best. We recommend testing out a range of music styles to ensure your new system sounds fantastic playing the music you enjoy most.
3. Ease of Use
The user experience is often overshadowed by the glitz and glam of testing amazing, high-quality speakers. But ease of use is an essential factor when purchasing a new sound system. When you visit the Electronic Concepts showroom, our techs can walk you through how to control hi-fi systems from a music streamer, turntable, CD player (if you still have one), and other music sources. Our techs can also show you how simple playing music is when you integrate hi-fi audio with a home automation platform and control all your sources in one place.
Make sure you and other members of your family feel comfortable finding music, playing/pausing, skipping songs, and adjusting the volume. Don’t let your sound investment sit untouched at home because it’s too complicated to operate.
4. Dealer Confidence
When you visit an audio showroom to interact with the equipment, you’re testing the dealer as much as you’re testing the system components. A qualified hi-fi dealer will help you find a system that aligns with your budget and music needs and answer all questions you have. Your dealer should showcase in-depth knowledge on the intricacies of designing and installing listening room and whole-home solutions for hi-fi audio.
The next time you ask: “where can I find a hi-fi audio store near me?” call Electronic Concepts to schedule a visit to our showroom. We’d love to be your exclusive hi-fi dealer in the Morris County area — call us or submit an online form to schedule a showroom appointment!
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