This thread seems more like trolling than an actual question.

But I agree completely with fredk. The point of the home audition is two fold.

One: Axiom (and other direct audio merchants) don't have stores. So they have to allow in-home demos or there'd be no way to hear their gear. How many here would have bought their Axiom's unheard if there was no return policy? I wouldn't have.

Two: Speakers in a listening room sound different than ones in a living room. Living rooms tend to have more stuff in them, and that stuff changes the sound. If you have a 'radical' living room (concrete bunker, a wicker tiki hut, etc) then you're going to get even more changes. So it's just a bonus to be able to hear them in one's own home when making a decision. Sort of like taking a car for a test drive. It's nice to know what it will be like in your own environment rather than the showroom.

And 2b:
You really can't buy anything, from a banana to a million-dollar home, on the promise that it will perfectly suit your requirements forever. People buy stuff based on the need or expected pleasure that the item will deliver versus cost based on both current and predicted future needs. Since no one can predict the future, you never can be 100% sure that any product will perform perfectly in its expected role forever.


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