I just talked to my local dealer a couple of days ago. He said they are doing fine. They are appointment only right now. I live in a small city and there are only 2 dealers in town. I believe that he is still paying his employees as well, at least he was when this started.
I am a bargain hunter but I also appreciate B&M and am willing to pay more(to an extent) to support them. My dealer does things right. He will let you take something home for a week and try it in your system or bring something in and listen side by side. I recently bought a nice integrated and I went with his recommendation(which wasn't even on my list initially) because I got to try it out with my own equipment. I won't buy everything there because I like a good deal too much, but I will ask his opinion and give him the opportunity to get my business first(which he appreciates.)
I am a bargain hunter but I also appreciate B&M and am willing to pay more(to an extent) to support them. My dealer does things right. He will let you take something home for a week and try it in your system or bring something in and listen side by side. I recently bought a nice integrated and I went with his recommendation(which wasn't even on my list initially) because I got to try it out with my own equipment. I won't buy everything there because I like a good deal too much, but I will ask his opinion and give him the opportunity to get my business first(which he appreciates.)