I recently started to rebuild my home studio and have been doing a ton
of research on different mail-order companies. Reading alot of what
many people have been saying about many of these venders I get a sense
that no one really trusts any one company for all their needs. Now I
put my studio together about 12 years ago and I must admit I'm out of
touch as far as dealing with these companies. I have made small
purchases over the years through different vendors, however I recently
had a bad experience with Swee****er which was my main provider.
Therefore I need to find a company that I can trust with all of my
needs, all under one roof. I would need a place that can help me plan
as well since I am not to savvy with the new digital equiptment and how
it may interfere with existing gear.

After searching the net and reading what alot of you guys had to say, I
narrowed my search down to three places.

1. Full compass - I've never done business with these guys but they
seem ok from the outside and alot of you recomend them often.

2. B&H - These guys look ok from pics of the store in their ads, but
then again no one really says much about them other than the photo and
video groups.

3. Guitar Center - I bought some gear from there a while ago when I was
visiting New York. They were ok but I'm willing to bet I can find
better.


I'm not ruling out any other vendor, even swee****er has a chance. But
I want to know what you guys think of these places. This may not be the
biggest purchase but I would say the most important in my career. So I
want to know everyones opinion.
Thanks in advance for helping out.

Charles