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post #31 of 41
1/4/12 at 7:55am

The NorCal- SF bay area meeting is THE best option... http://www.head-fi.org/t/474994/norcal-sf-bay-area-feb-27-meet-impressions/45

 

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post #32 of 41
1/4/12 at 9:13am

I can second Audio High in Mountain View. LCD-2 & 3's to listen to as long as you like. Jez and crew are no-pressure guys and carry some nice sounding gear.

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post #33 of 41
1/4/12 at 9:27am

Great answers guys, but I believe the request was for a store in the North Bay.

http://www.bananasmusic.com/

 

I got a catalog from them very recently, though I don't remember requesting one.  Anyway, there was something I was looking for at a B&M retailer and I remember these were the only guys that had it.  Forgot what it was.  But there you go.

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post #34 of 41
1/4/12 at 10:10am

I really like Audible Arts in Campbell (in San Jose).  I went there a few times and literally spent hours there demoing the Grados that they had.  I think at that time, 2 years ago, they had every model up through the RS1i.

 

I bought my very 1st pair of SR80i's there.  A week later I was back, and they took them back and I got a pair of SR125i's.

 

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post #35 of 41
1/4/12 at 10:14am

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Originally Posted by Lurkumaural View Post

Great answers guys, but I believe the request was for a store in the North Bay.

http://www.bananasmusic.com/

 

 

 

 

No ...

 

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I will be visiting San Francisco, CA and surrounding cities for the first few weeks of January.

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In effect, this thread has become a nice source for all good headphone places in the entire (ahem, and I'm quoting the title:) "San Francisco Bay Area."

 

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post #36 of 41
1/4/12 at 12:29pm

It was this post that woke the dead.  My suggestions stands.
 

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Originally Posted by kylezo View Post

I'm perfectly comfortable necroing this thread for the 5th time in about 8 years....lol. I too am looking for good stores in the north bay where I can audition some cans. sub'd ^_^ There doesn't seem to be much to choose from.



 

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post #37 of 41
1/4/12 at 2:26pm

^^^

 

Have the OP change the title then.  Otherwise, the entire thread is still useful for other than just the last 1/4 of it.

 


Edited by Kevin Brown - 1/4/12 at 2:28pm
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post #38 of 41
1/4/12 at 4:22pm

I travel around the bay are a lot. the 10 minutes it takes to go over the bridge isn't a huge deal for people looking in either the SF bay area or the north bay...lol. Good thread for many ^_^

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post #39 of 41
1/4/12 at 4:38pm
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Originally Posted by kylezo View Post
I'm perfectly comfortable necroing this thread for the 5th time in about 8 years....lol. I too am looking for good stores in the north bay where I can audition some cans. sub'd ^_^ There doesn't seem to be much to choose from.


There's a pretty big meet coming up in your area on 2/11: http://www.head-fi.org/t/584924/official-2012-bay-area-meet-thread-california-february-11th-saturday

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post #40 of 41
1/4/12 at 7:26pm
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There's a pretty big meet coming up in your area on 2/11: http://www.head-fi.org/t/584924/official-2012-bay-area-meet-thread-california-february-11th-saturday



Saying true to the MeetMeister Moniker! Thanks for tipping me off, looks interesting :)

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post #41 of 41
1/4/12 at 8:08pm
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Originally Posted by Kevin Brown View Post

I really like Audible Arts in Campbell (in San Jose).  I went there a few times and literally spent hours there demoing the Grados that they had.  I think at that time, 2 years ago, they had every model up through the RS1i.

 

I bought my very 1st pair of SR80i's there.  A week later I was back, and they took them back and I got a pair of SR125i's.

 


 

Second this.  I brought in a few vinyls to try out in one of the listening rooms and he just let me sit in there for as long as I pleased.  He just turned the volume up and shut the door and left me with a very nice system.

 

The cans ready to be sampled are from memory, sr60i, sr80i, 325i, ps1000, LCD2, Fanny Wang, out of the Bellari HA540 headphone amp.  This is a pretty nice selection considering that he mostly sells speaker systems :)

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