Good stores in LA

Agree with Zippy.

Evolution AV is in Agoura Hills - out past Shelly's in the West SF valley.
Upscale, Brooks Berdan, Katli, and Sunny are all well east of downtown.

Any of the above is a hike (>1 hr drive) from most LA start points.

Sorry.

Marty

unless you're coming from crabwell corners, do something else with your time.

Brooks Berdan LTD at 110 W. Olive in Monrovia (626-359-9131).
Brooks and Brian are the best.

The Goodwill or other thrift in the most expensive area you can identify. They always throw out perectly fine high end because they don't want any of the last husbands stuff even he is a celebrity. That stuff he left behind is too big and too heavy and none of her friends or family can figure out how it works. Or because they don't want the hassle of replacing a tube or getting speaker surrounds etc.

Wow, I had not realized that the high end scene was so bad in L.A. (It is not nearly so bad here in the Bay Area).

You might be better off looking at the record stores down there, such as Amoeba Records in Hollywood (6400 Sunset Blvd.), or other such places.