Chicago-area dealer recommendation

Decibel Audio in Chicago.  They are the best hands down.  Super fair trade in allowance and pricing.  

I cannot, I mean, CANNOT say enough good things about Musical Artisans. You will not get more professionalism from anyone but Ricardo who owns the dealership. He's brilliant, will give you no pushy tactics or BS, and carries the big boys like Nagra, CH Precision, Rockport, Kharma, and De Baer turntables (one of the best TT's there are). Kyomi Audio is also great, who carries The Gryphon, GamuT, Bergmann (another great turntable), and several other uber-high-end. I drive from Minneapolis just for these two stores and everything I own is from them. Next in line would be Quintessence, who recently revamped their brand lines. Smart move because I have very little respect for Synergistic Research. Both Kyomi and Quintessence also carry less expensive brands to round out their businesses, but Musical Artisans strictly caters to the elite audiophile.

Lots of great information here. Thanks to all.

I have dealt with Simply Stereo in Hoffman Estates.  Dave Skozz, formerly an employee and now the owner, has moved it to Palatine.  He is great, low key with good advice.

Made a connection with Jamie at F1 Audio. Knowledgeable and very personable and customer oriented. Thanks for all the recs. Stay safe all.