For IEMs, I want to hear the EXT, the Phonix, Fir XE6, MEXT, FS, Jewel. I was hoping the hear the Annihilator or X from Elysian, but they aren't coming to NYC and the X is discontinued. I may hear the EXT and Phonix sooner depending on when my turn is on the Audio Tiers tour.My mission will be to finally hear the various IEMs on my hitlist and hopefully depart from New York as the proud owner of one of them! That said, I do feel EXT is the one and part of me wonders should I skip the trip and just order them.
You asked about discounts. In Socal, it seemed that just about everyone had some type of discount even it if was a nominal 10%. The best discounts were from the Source AV. I got my IE900 for $950 as their show discount.