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The customer today is spoilt for choice, when it comes to buying stereos in Australia. All the major brands in the world are available and also the not so well known brands which are the domain of the specialized audiophiles.
Some of the brands that are available are:
- Kenwood
- Yamaha
- Wharfedale
- Tannoy
- Bose
- Nakamichi
- Onkyo
- Technics
- Pioneer
- Sony
- Bang and Olufsen
When it comes to buying stereos online one has to be careful, as it is not the same as buying apparel, books or other home goods like refrigerators and washing machines. A stereo system is an expensive piece of equipment and the sound that you get will not only depend on the equipment you buy, but also the acoustics of the room that you would place it in. In other words, the quality of the sound stage would broadly depend on the equipment, the acoustics of the location, and type of music that you listen to, as well as your budget. Most of the major brands have their online websites and you can directly order your equipment from there. Online auction sites like Ebay are also good places to surf and buy equipment.
Some essential guidelines for buying equipment online are:
- Never buy the equipment online. Make sure you listen to it first. If it is an amplifier that you are going to buy or speakers, make sure you hook it upto the rest of the equipment and listen to the sound. In most cases, it would turn out that the particular piece of equipment would be mismatched with the rest.
- Online buys are good as long as they are restricted to I pods or personal CD players or walkmans. Even then it is advisable that you listen to the equipment first before you make your purchase. It is possible that you might have heard a similar make or model in your friend’s place, but do not use that as the only criteria.
- When you visit the showroom or dealer to test out the equipment make sure you carry a CD or tape of the music that you listen to most often and are familiar with. You can then make out whether the equipment reproduces the frequency ranges involved and is able to create a full sound stage, without unnecessary distortion.
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