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Nowhere to hear speakers and amps anymore!

When I started buying stereo equipment in the 1970’s (yes, I’m old) in Seattle, there were many retail stores where I could hear and compare equipment. I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1982 and found the same number of great stores until 2000 when they started disappearing and now there are none! There are plenty of Home Theater contractors, but I can’t find an audiophile store anywhere short of going to LA or back to Seattle! Is there an “audio desert” in my area? Seems like an opportunity for someone! Am I missing something? 

aldermine
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dinov
802 posts
 

It is truly an audio desert here in northwest Florida. It’s really sad. In addition to not having traditional brick and mortar stores, there are very few audiophiles, clubs, get togethers etc. My only contact with people of my ilk are forums like this which I’m glad to be a part of.

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cey
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im in  memphis, tn

i got a hifi shop (halford loudspeakers) AND a record store (goner records) down the street. got another record store (shangri-la) 1.4miles away.

ive tried a fwe times but havent found any audiophiles interested in doing an audiophile club

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j-wall
346 posts
 

There is also Lone Crow in Santa Rosa. Oh and Lavish Hifi. 

dill
2,460 posts
 

I have 4 good stores within 20 minutes from my home in Portland, OR.

Stereotypes - Echo Audio - Audio Specialties - Chelsea Audio

boxcarman
330 posts
 

You should be able to tell that we [audio lovers] are a small market.  Consider how many of your friends and relatives are interested in your rig.  And the smaller populated areas suffer more than metro areas.  I am 2.5 hours away from any sort of high end retailer, and even then they are limited in selection.

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