Stuart's has great equipment and a good showroom, ...

Stuart's has great equipment and a good showroom, but if you have to think about cost, I strongly recommend avoiding it. Also, they are knowledgeable and helpful about audio and video components, but they sell proprietary control systems that are barely competitive with the kind of thing you can get for under $500 at Apple (it does require a little thought and design on your part, but you could save $20,000 or so). So if you want controlling equipment for your home entertainment system and you're not one of the 1%, better look elsewhere.