Seems mostly like east coast suggestions. Bummer, I’m on the west coast. I’ve demoed brick and mortar shops in the SF Bay Area, the LA area, and at several audio shows. I have also been to the Magico factory demo. I’m curious if I’ve missed anything by not demoing other excellent sounding systems.
Initially getting into this hobby, I wanted to demo the best systems I could, then try to closely replicate the sonics within my budget.