Not long ago AVDUDE posted a link showing that
3 of the top 10 ( in dollar amounts ) custom AV
firms to be located in NY. How anyone could recommend
a audiophile salon for custom work is beyond comprehension.
In my life I have worked for some of the names
mentioned and I can testify that they know as
much about custom as I do about writing code
in Netron C--which in case I am being too cute
is absolutely nothing.

Do they have custom departments? NO!!! They have
people who install the equipment they sell. They
know as much about Crestron as Tim tells them
and without his help they would not be able to
wire a Cresnet terminal block. Their purpose
is to help sell boxes not provide custom solutions.
There are a ton of really good small and large
custom shops in the New York area. Chosing a
large stereo salon to provide custom solutions
is to ask for trouble. Want some small audio/videophile
equipment poorly setup ( like one shop does Merridian
) then go to these perveyers of boxes. The only
difference between Tweeter and these salons is
size and the number of cities they are in. And
I apologize to Tweeter's custom department who
I am certain is superior to anyone in any of these
stores. Let the buyer beware.


Alan