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Who is the WORST Audio Shop?

There seems to have been quite a bit written over the past several years regarding the myriad of reasons one can attribute to the demise of the brick and mortar audio shop. Rarely have I read however one of the most obvious reasons, which based on my experience, has got to be the simple fact that for the most part, they just didn't offer a high end listening experience. That, along with an elitist and careless attitude towards customer service, buried them as much as anything else. So here's my question. Who is the WORST audio shop/dealer you've ever encountered?
jayh31
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zavato
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I live in the NYC area. I’ve bought and auditioned at Lyric. Never had a problem At either their NYC or Westchester store

The only really bad and outright unethical experience I've ever had was at a shop long out of business that was in upstate NY. It used to be a good shop, then the original owner's kid ran it into the ground. 
jafant
10,525 posts
 
It is good that the shop is out of business -zavato
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rja
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Unfortunately most of the stuff I'm interested in is not available locally so my recent major purchases have been online or over the phone from out of state dealers.
No problems to report.
lynott
87 posts
 
I hung out at Singer a bit back in the day, and if I recall correctly, Dave Lalin (now of Audio Doctor) was a salesman there. He always BS'd with me and let me play with the gear, even though I clearly wasn't a fat-wallet type. (I did buy a fair amount from them, though.) He was a decent guy. It's nice to know his business is doing well.

As for Andy S., well, the less said, the better . . . .  :)
ebm
5,165 posts
 
Cant bad rap Andy S because he is a wonderful dude!!Ho Ho!!
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