Auditioning Components

They key to being happy with any HT purchase is to audition, audition, audition, audition. You want your ears or eyes to be satisfied with your purchase. About.com makes an excellent point when shopping, be sure to bring your own material. I can't imagine a salesman not allowing you too put in your copy of Loud And Funky by Barney. What do you audition with?

From the article:

CDs

Heart – Dreamboat Annie

Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon

Nora Jones – Come Away With Me

Blue Man Group – Audio, The Complex

Telarc – 1812 Overture

DVDs

DVD Surround Sound and Subwoofer Demo Examples:

Master and Commander

Pirates of the Caribbean

Godzilla (U.S.