I hope I did not come across as sounding like a whiner. I don't expect to be doing any serious listening at the shows, but I do know that some of the owners of these products know what sounds good on their systems and will tend to shy away from music that may make them sound bad or show their limitations. If a system soesn't strike me right off, even in a motel room, then more than likely it's not going to do it for me anyway. OTOH, if it does catch my attention, I feel fairly confident that the setup could more than likely work in my particular situation and be refined even more.