Hi, I am planning to visit Paris audio visual show next week. This is my first time going for something of the sort and thought I will ask people who has been to similar conferences/exhibitions before.

Is it advisable to take your headphones/iems with you, incase you get to try amps/dacs? How long do you get to try some things?

My ticket covers two days, no idea if one day is enough. Also, how is the security there, I plan to go casually with my skateboard since I can commute faster. Will they bar carrying it.

Sorry for this stupid post, but all replies are welcome. Thank you!

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Shagatron t1_iujk3wr wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:28 PM

If it's anything like CanJam, they'll let you get pretty hands-on with stuff. Bring any smaller stuff you feel comfortable bringing in a backpack. Remember that they are probably going to have more standardized options, so make sure you have at least a 3.5mm cable for earphones and 1/4" cable for headphones. Bring your own eartips for trying different earphones. Again, I don't know how different the Paris show would be compared to CanJam SoCal.

emptyvasudevan OP t1_iujq2e9 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:09 PM

Thanks a lot. I will take my hd600s with me then plus a 1/4 adapter. I am gonna put some extra tips like you said for iem!!

Titouan_Charles t1_iujnfjr wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:51 PM

I did the exact thing you want to do with my Final A4000 in Paris, the shop staff was very nice and let me try anything and everything. I made a post about it in r/headphones and it was a very informative experience. The skateboard really shouldn't be an issue, if you have a backpack you can clip it to vertically you'll have a much easier time.

I recommend you go by feel and try the brands you like first, it establishes a "baseline"/horizon of expectations that can be validated or shattered by other experiences afterwards

emptyvasudevan OP t1_iujqd90 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:12 PM

I went through your post, that's so nice! May I ask which store it was, please? I want to do something like this but a bit scared as I won't be making any purchase anytime soon.

I will remember your tip about not trying the top ones at the start!