What are the must-see shops in SoCal?


I may be moving soon, and I've barely seen two shops in the LA area.

What are the stores you all would recommend, and, if possible, what you think their key brands are.

Best,

E
erik_squires
Don't forget Upscale Audio. Also quite a few in Orange County and San Diego.
Moving to SoCal? 

Being you're an audio enthusiast and here, already says somethings not right,but MOVING to SoCal? Are you retired with a fat wallet? Weather is great, way too many people, horrible traffic anywhere and what you read about the cost of living is pretty much correct.


Otherwise, paradise. Can't imagine living anywhere else, and I know there are beautiful areas in plenty of other states.There's a reason people from all over the globe keep coming to this insane state.
Did you find one of the few remaining, undiscovered pockets of SoCal, that is sane?


Disclosure-I'm a SoCal native.


All the recommended shops are good. Some, better than others. Upscale is strong with Focal,Tannoy and of course Prima Luna, since the owner is the distributor.
I did a tour last summer of as many audio stores in Southern California as I could find.  For demo purposes and multitude of equipment I would say:

Sunny's in West Covina 
Alma Hi Fi

Optimal
Sunny
Excel
David W
Element in Pasadena
Brooks Berdan
Alma
Stereo Unlimited

just my $.02

when I get tired, I head North and work on a layer of rust....