Around here, MTX isn't in any retail stores to my knowledge. Audiobahn, on the other hand, is always in stock at Best Buy.

I will agree with you that most stuff in retail is crap, too. Audiobahn's are so overpriced it's not even funny, same with JL. I almost bought into the JL W7's, but decided against it after the MTX's were a fraction of the price, and had better figures which was enough to convince me. Those two brands mentioned above are mostly for show, and when it comes down to it, there are plenty of better, lesser known brands that simply outperform.