According to WCIA, there are still 3000+ homes without power between Decatur and Mahomet. Ameren webpage is no help. I wondered if anyone has heard a legitimate reason for the outage and when they might get it resolved.

Are there any stereo or audio equipment dealers in Central Illinois that have a setup where you can listen to a variety of speakers they have for sale and choose which set of speakers sounds the best to your ears? This used to be a standard in stereo/electronics stores, even ones that also dealt in other merchandise. The best ones even ran the speakers through loudness adjustment so they played at the same volume in order to negate the perception that louder speakers sound better.

I'm looking for a decent selection of mid-to-high end audio equipment for a home system. It's okay if they also sell lower end equipment or super-high end audiophile or professional level equipment, but those are not what I'm in the market for.

Blo/No would be closest but I don't mind driving to Peoria, C/U, or Springfield, and would consider Chicago area.

I bought my stereo in 1978 from Apple Tree Stereo in downtown Normal (they had several other locations throughout Central Illinois). There were other good dealers in town, but stereo dealers like that all disappeared decades ago. Even the local Best Buy had such a listening setup 20 years ago but they don't anymore.