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Ah. Sorry. Didn't mean to be condescending. For me they all tie together as part of the decline of our hobby on a mainstream level. @ManW_TheUncool brings up a good point in that high end Home Theater and audio have always been niche hobbies anyway but I really do wish it were easier to...

...Until the Magnolia stores came along. The one I visited recently had audiophile-level gear from the likes of McIntosh, SVS, B&W, KEF, JVC and Elac, [among others] on display and available for audition. I can't fault the return policies of most audiophile-level companies such as D-Sonic or...

Fair point but "if that's all we got" it's disconcerting to see them apparently scaling back... As for boutique stores, I think that's the point here. Outside of Value Electronics in your area, I don't know of any. I used to, but no more. Again, true about that being the "best" option but...

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That's all well and good for items with objective and verifiable specs but some things you really need to see and hear before committing to a purchase. I find the trend towards online-only channels very disturbing.

True but I think the trend is evident there as well. Greater ATL, where I live, has three Magnolia locations. I recently visited one hoping to see JVC and Sony projector demo's. Both were supposed to be available according to their website. When I arrived the Sony was nowhere to be found and...