[Observer]

First, apologize if this is not in the right forum.
 
Second, I did try a few different combination of searches, and the "Sort By Date" feature seems to yield unexpected results.
 
As a newb and lurker, I've spent the better part of the past few weeks being a sponge to learn about this very interesting hobby.  I've come to the general conclusion that I'd like to actually hear (I know, it's a rather shocking concept) some equipment and trying to correlate to some of the adjectives such as "open", "veil", dry", "tight" amongst others that seem so prevalent in many of the reviews and descriptions.
 
I live in San Diego, and there are very few, 2 actually, places that carry headphone gear, but they seem to have limited stock of options.  Hence, I'm casting a larger net, and looking for recommendations a bit further north, to see if I can make a weekend visit.
 
Recommendations/suggestions are requested.
 
Thanks,

 

[Uncle Erik]

The only one I know of is the DXCstore in Culver City, not too far from LAX.