Jcdem,
In Lodi, you're not far at all from the East Bay and South Bay, so you should have no trouble finding the majority of speaker lines to hear. There are many high end shops in this area, and in addition, numbers of private or home dealers carrying some of the more exotic lines. A few for starters -
Music Lovers Audio (Berkeley)
San Francisco Stereo (Berkeley, San Francisco &
South Bay)
Bay Area Audio (San Jose)
The Analog Room (San Jose)
Audible Difference (Palo Alto)
And lots of others. By all means take advantage of these places, its worth the 1 hour drive. In fact, there are so many audio dealers, manufacturers, and designers in this area that you can get a lot of help in finding and narrowing down your choices once you get out and start talking to people.
Good luck.
In Lodi, you're not far at all from the East Bay and South Bay, so you should have no trouble finding the majority of speaker lines to hear. There are many high end shops in this area, and in addition, numbers of private or home dealers carrying some of the more exotic lines. A few for starters -
Music Lovers Audio (Berkeley)
San Francisco Stereo (Berkeley, San Francisco &
South Bay)
Bay Area Audio (San Jose)
The Analog Room (San Jose)
Audible Difference (Palo Alto)
And lots of others. By all means take advantage of these places, its worth the 1 hour drive. In fact, there are so many audio dealers, manufacturers, and designers in this area that you can get a lot of help in finding and narrowing down your choices once you get out and start talking to people.
Good luck.