Audio Advice is heading west. The Raleigh-based high-end audio and home theater retailer, already one of the largest players in the Southeast, has announced its expansion into Las Vegas. After moving into the Midwest last year and with another Audio Advice Live event scheduled for August, the Las Vegas move suggests the company is no longer thinking like a regional retailer.
Sin City may be better known for casinos, spectacle, and bad decisions made after midnight, but it is also a serious luxury market and that makes it fertile ground for custom theaters, premium two-channel systems, and CI projects with real budgets.
The Las Vegas move also makes sense once you look beyond the Strip, the casinos, and the tourists who think a $38 cocktail is a personality trait. Henderson, Summerlin, Anthem, and other affluent suburbs around the valley have become landing spots for wealthy buyers relocating from California, Washington, and other high-tax markets, bringing the kind of homes and budgets that support serious custom theaters and high-end audio systems.
Vegas is also no longer just a weekend escape hatch; it is becoming a major sports and technology market, with the Raiders already in town, the Athletics relocation underway, the Golden Knights proving that hockey can own the desert, and the NBA formally exploring Las Vegas as a potential expansion city. Add Mitch Marner’s new eight-year, $96 million Golden Knights deal to the mix, and yes — he can probably afford something with more channels than a Rogers cable package. Audio Advice Las Vegas might be arriving at exactly the right moment.
Las Vegas Gets a Serious High-End AV Super-Showroom
Audio Advice is expanding into the western U.S. with a new super-showroom in Las Vegas, marking the company’s latest move beyond its Southeast roots and recent Midwest expansion. The new location will operate at 750 Pilot Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119, with former Eagle Sentry executive and industry veteran Chris Oram appointed General Manager to lead the launch and growth of the storefront.
Audio Advice’s modern showroom model is built around letting customers experience complete systems in person, from smart home control and lighting to two-channel audio and full-scale home theater systems. That matters in a category where photos, spec sheets, and YouTube demos can only do so much. At some point, you need to sit down, dim the lights, press play, and see whether the system delivers or just looks expensive in walnut.
“Chris is an exceptional leader with deep industry expertise and a proven track record of building high-performing teams and delivering outstanding customer experiences. His passion for innovation, operational excellence, and commitment to the client journey make him the ideal person to lead our expansion into Las Vegas,” said Jonathan Stephens, Chief Revenue Officer of Audio Advice. “We’re thrilled to welcome Chris to Audio Advice as we continue building world-class experiences for customers nationwide.”
Oram’s appointment also gives Audio Advice someone with established local market experience and a background in custom integration, which should matter in a city where residential AV projects can quickly move from “nice media room” to “Bond villain bunker with Dolby Atmos.”
“I’m incredibly excited to join Audio Advice and be part of this next chapter,” shares Chris Oram, General Manager of Audio Advice Las Vegas. “I’ve admired Audio Advice for years. As a longtime YouTube subscriber, I’ve always appreciated their dedication to authentic, expert guidance and helping customers make confident decisions. They’ve also built an incredible community, something I’ve had the opportunity to experience firsthand at Audio Advice Live. I’m honored to bring that same passion for excellence to the West Coast and create exceptional experiences for clients in Las Vegas.”
The Bottom Line
Audio Advice Las Vegas is a smart move because the company is not just opening another retail box with demo rooms and a few expensive loudspeakers under dramatic lighting. The bigger play is customer experience, education, and regional reach. Based on our experience at Audio Advice Live 2025, and with Audio Advice Live 2026 coming this August, Audio Advice has shown that it understands something a lot of the high-end audio industry still pretends not to know: people need to hear it, see it, touch it, ask questions, and feel like they are part of the process before they commit real money. “Trust us, it’s good” is not a sales strategy. It’s what villains say before the trapdoor opens.
The Las Vegas location gives Audio Advice a serious foothold in the western U.S. and a market filled with luxury homes, custom integration opportunities, and customers who are not afraid of premium experiences when those experiences are properly explained. It also raises a very interesting question: could Audio Advice Live Las Vegas eventually become a thing? Nothing has been announced, so let’s not pretend the dice have already landed. But Vegas already has the hotels, infrastructure, airport access, and national draw to support something like that. CES is still huge, but outside of TVs and some scattered audio demos, it has largely stopped being a meaningful high-end audio and home theater show. That leaves room.
Could an Audio Advice Live event in Las Vegas pull attention from T.H.E. Show Las Vegas or even T.H.E. Show SoCal? Possibly. Not because Audio Advice would simply be another show on the calendar, but because its formula is different. Audio Advice is a retailer with access to some of the best brands in the world, but its real strength is the face-to-face educational model: curated systems, real demos, expert guidance, and customers who can ask actual questions without being treated like they wandered into the wrong velvet-rope room.
Audio Advice is betting that the West Coast and Southwest luxury AV market is ready for a larger, experience-driven showroom model. In Sin City, that may be one of the smarter bets on the board.
AUDIO ADVICE LAS VEGAS
750 Pilot Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone: (702) 381-1899
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