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Yes, Audio Consultants original store was in Evanston which opened in 1967. They later opened additional stores in Libertyville, Hinsdale, Chicago but ceased operation in January 2020.
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Now that Audio Consultants is gone it is effectively impossible to audition a new B&W speaker in Chicago. Talk about depressing! I believe Audio Consultants was the first B&W dealer in North America. B&W did not do stores like Audio Consultants any favors when they put them in Magnolia stores all over the place. The speakers are still remarkable of course but without a good brick and mortar dealer I have to admit some appeal is lost.
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I agree. But B&W, boutique dealers, and even Magnolia are all in an incredibly tight bind as both hifi and brick & mortar retail shrink. I'm still lucky enough to have a great boutique near me, and I buy whatever I can from them. But the Magnolia near me has excellent listening rooms, I think they are worth a visit in the absence of a real dealer.
BTW, and with all due respect--between this post and your "deficiencies...require" on the other thread--you sound like me when I'm trying to avoid pulling the trigger (which is always, haha). Go ahead--it will only hurt for a moment!
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You will enjoy the ride from Chicago to Indy. I personally drive the route several times a month. Audio Solutions sits in the middle of the Broad Ripple community a very hip and trendy area of north Indy. Butler University is minutes away. They have more equipment on display from new to trade-in than Audio Consultants ever had or wished they had in both of their stores. |
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I think my point is I like my 802D3 so much it is hard to imagine the improvement. I had the 802D1 and that was not the case.
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