Thanks for the input Casey, yes that is good advise. With very few exceptions I find most salesman are, I wouldn't even use the term biased, I would say they are looking for either their commission or the companies interests before the customers. I had one salesman who sold a few speaker brands including brand 'X'. Now brand X isn't all that established as a company and the salesman knew I was very unsure about buying that brand. He said he hadn't had any complaints about brand 'X' but suggested I stick with one of the established companies. A couple of the names he suggested, the store he worked in didn't even carry. I appreciated his recognition of these other companies and actually learned quite a bit about audio from him (my knowledge is very limited, I'll admit). Where some salesman would take advantage of the customers ltd knowledge, others would try to help you make an informed decision.
