If you know what you are looking for and enjoy shopping around and bargain hunting online, you'd probably do better online for price and selection for audiophile type of stuff. However, if you know that you want a pair of headphones or a new complete surround sound system for your man cave, you can come here and expect the staff to take care of you.
The staff is nice but maybe a bit on the aloof side meaning that they have a great knowledge base about stuff but if you compare the stuff they have to the brands they don't carry, they try to shut you down pretty quick. But they will literally spend an hour with you going through options and allowing you to test certain products.
They have a room in the back with tens of thousands of dollars of equipment set up. All kinds of $5,000 speakers, $2,500 turntables and $5,000 McIntosh amps. It's fun to just wander in that room and a lot of the times, if stuff is set up they'll give you a demo ... if you've never heard a $20k system this is quite a fun thing to hear. They also host monthly(?) listening parties in the shop which are fun.
The selection here has pretty much all that you'd need and a few different steps from entry level to ultra high end. All the brands you hear about in the forums aren't necessarily here (they only had around 3 turntables when I went) but they'll put together a decent package if you aren't locked into a particular brand.
They also have a cool section of used equipment. You never know what you'll find. Years ago, they had a McIntosh preamp for $500 used. If only I had bought it! That same used amp today would go for $1,500 now that people are savvy to home audio.
It's quite surprising to find a store like this on main street of a town like Clinton. I always wonder how they stay in business but its probably because they have a knowledgable staff of full service people who know how to meet a customer's needs. They aren't too high pressure so it's fun to browse and talk audiophile stuff even when I am not necessarily in the market for something. It's not like 'buy something or get out.' They will spend time with you and help you get knowleagable knowing that you'll probably be back when you are ready to buy vs. trying to get you to buy something that isn't right for your needs at the time. Its also next to one of my favorite sub shops in the world, Ye Old Sub Base. read more