Established 1968
Established 1968
Buying hi-fi equipment without hearing it first is a gamble. Our demo room exists so you don't have to take it.
Our listening room in Norwich is designed to feel like a real home rather than a showroom — because that's the environment equipment actually has to perform in. It's a modern living space with smart home control integrated throughout, set up so you can hear what a properly configured hi-fi system sounds like in a real room.
The room has been acoustically treated — bass trapping, diffusion panels, careful calibration — so what you hear is the equipment, not the room fighting it. It's the same approach we take when we design a listening space for a client.
We use the demo room to demonstrate hi-fi systems across a range of budgets — streaming solutions, amplifiers, loudspeakers. Bring your own music. That's the whole point.
The smart home element shows how lighting, blinds, and streaming can all be controlled from a single interface — useful context if you're thinking about integrating hi-fi into a wider home system.
Book ahead if you can — it means we can set up the room for what you want to hear and give you proper time rather than fitting you around other customers. Come with music you know well, ideally across a few different genres or moods. The differences between systems are easiest to hear on familiar material.
And come with questions. Our team has heard a lot of equipment over a lot of years. The opinions are honest and the advice is free.
If you'd prefer to hear equipment at home first, ask about our home evaluation service — we'll bring it to you.
Call 01603 627010 or email info@martinshifi.co.uk to arrange a listening session.
Martins Hi-Fi, 85–91 Ber Street, Norwich, NR1 3EY
