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Best HIFI Stores LA/Orange
Second for Optimal Enchantment.  Also check out the Audio Salon in Santa Monica - very high end gear. Wienhart designs in Bel Air also carries some good equipment lines and consignment.  
Denafrips Terminator 2 bs. ?
I own a Terminator 2 Plus. I listened to a Venus II prior and the T+ offered a small but important set of improvements. I have not listened to a 12th gen or a Gustard X26, so hard to say how it would compare. It did beat a number of SMSL and simil... 
Best speakers for $300/pr
How about the very well received Infiniti P363?  Right in that range, very close to neutral.  http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/infinity-primus-p363-loudspeaker/http://  
Just got ruined by a pair of Treo CTs
I was also at the THE Show in Irvine this past weekend and I have to agree with MikeTuason about the Treo CT.  We came back to that room twice.  I have heard Vandys at shows before, but these were far better than my audio memory served up.  They w... 
$3000 Speaker Search
At shows, the Spendors, Harbeths and Revels have always stood out as exceptional sounding speakers in that price range.  I came from Dynaudios and if I had to do it again I would probably step up my upgrade path through one of those brands. 
Mid grade Integrated amp choices
I would also include the Micromega M-One.  I heard it at a show and I really liked what I heard.  The package is beautiful and it has so many features.   
Classe SSP-800 - Time to move on?
I just upgraded from an Integra DHC-80.3 to the Anthem AVM 60.  So far I have to say the reputation for a really clean house sound is well deserved.  I use it for HT and music.  The ARC-2 is fantastic.  I think that alone was worth the upgrade.  I...