Even 4 years ago when I was actively auditioning
, none of the dealers (B&W, KEF, Revel, Paradigm) in OKC had any inventories. The Revel dealer had a pair of demo M22 bookshelf. The KEF dealer had to borrow a loaner for me to audition.
The Paradigm dealer had a demo Studio 100. The PSB dealer had a pair of demo Imagine T2. The B&W dealer had demo 802D & 800D. But not a single dealer had any inventories beyond the demo units.
Best Buy stores around here don't even keep inventories of speakers beyond $1K MSRP. Never even seen a Denon AVR above 3XXX at Best Buy in OKC.
There were Ultimate Electronics stores in OKC 4 years ago. They had $10K TVs and $6K projectors. But none kept inventories of any speakers beyond $1K MSRP either. They went bankrupt.
Yeah, if I were a billionaire and didn't care about making money and just did it for fun, I would carry every brand and keep inventories of everything.