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Any good audio stores in Kansas City?

post #1 of 23
3/10/08 at 12:13am
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Hello, this is a question for you Kansas City folks. I'm going to fly up there early tomorrow morning for the Big 12 Basketball Tournament, and I'm going to have a lot of extra time on my hands, so I was wondering if there were any places I need to check out. Thanks for the help guys!
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post #2 of 23
3/10/08 at 4:11am
You must go to Primus Audio Pleasure, but call first: 816-421-3655 *

Second tier:

Audioport, Ltd. 913-341-2222 7329 West 97th Street [closed Monday]

Accent Sound 913-681-7884 6750 West 135th Street [closed Monday]

Audio Mart 913-648-1333 10330 State Line Road [may be closed Monday]

Sound FX 816-753-7799 4451 Belleview [may be closed Monday]

just a crazy tip:

Buzzz's Hi Fi 816-474-4420 1225 West 8th [it will be likely hard to find]

*oh, yeah, may be closed Monday, sorry Dude!

This may or may not help...

Laz
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post #3 of 23
3/10/08 at 1:42pm
yup....that's about all of them.

I like Sound FX. Good group of guys. Small shop, Grado only (at least it was last time I visited.)

and.....can I buy your tickets from you when TX loses?

Thanks!
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post #4 of 23
3/10/08 at 8:41pm
Bill, the recent meet was the best ever - you should have been there!

How is the Thorens doing?
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post #5 of 23
3/10/08 at 11:57pm
Hey hey.....I"m sorry I missed it. I planned on going, but I had other plans. Girls trump meetups right now.

The Thorens got a good working over from Audioport (quality work may I add) and I"m currently running it through a nice vintage Harmon Kardon two thirty into a pair of Missions. Oh oh, I paired it with a very nice Grado cartridge.

Current Playlist includes much Elvis gospel, Allman Brothers, Elliot Smith, Hank Sr., etc.....whatever i can get my hands on I guess.

It's been well taken care of. I just oiled it down last weekend. It's shiny.

Vinyl is fun....thanks to you!
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post #6 of 23
3/11/08 at 1:01am
I'm glad to hear that. What did they do exactly? Tweaks? Rebuilds? Repairs?

I've heard good things about that model of HK, BTW.
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post #7 of 23
3/11/08 at 9:22am
Recalibrations only. Nothing is physically wrong with any part of it. THe new cartridge needed to be dialed in and whatnot.

That HK is fantastic. I got it off Craigslist from a Head-Fi member. He was selling it cheap and I jumped at the chance. He had it rebuilt by some guy in Blue Springs? I think the guy's name is Glenn McDonald. I can stand for his work. This Receiver is like brand new and probably sounds better than new.

Anyway, we will have to get together for a meetup soon. Why don't we do a tour of the Martin Logan Factory in Lawrence?
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post #8 of 23
3/11/08 at 4:28pm
Thread Starter 
Thank you so much for the reccomendations! I am in the Mariott Hotel on 12th Street so Primus Audio Pleasure is just a short walk away. I am looking to stop by later today. Thanks again!
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post #9 of 23
3/11/08 at 4:29pm
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and no, I am not selling my tickets!!!

I don't think they are close to selling out though, you shouldn't have any trouble picking some up! Good Luck!



Craig K
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post #10 of 23
3/11/08 at 5:02pm
Oh, I'm just trying to help out a fellow Head-Fi'er after TX LOSES! and then I'll get to see the Jayhawks wipe the floor at fire sale prices.



and from what I've heard.....tickets are pretty steep this year.
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post #11 of 23
3/11/08 at 5:18pm
I went to this great record store when I was there a few years ago. I can't remember the name, but I got Starflyer 59 - Everybody Makes Mistakes on vinyl for $5 (even then it was going for $30 on the bay). It was down by the new (well it was new then) big mall.
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post #12 of 23
3/11/08 at 8:00pm
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Originally Posted by juniperlater View Post
I went to this great record store when I was there a few years ago. It was down by the new (well it was new then) big mall.
New...big...mall? I can't even guess - we have way too many malls in this town. Two major malls near here are more than half empty, and the damn things keep going up. I don't know what I hate most, malls, or beige neighborhoods...

Laz
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post #13 of 23
3/11/08 at 8:06pm
I was there in the winter and there was iceskating at this shopping center. It had really high-end stores. I am trying to give better clues. But the record store was about 1 mile away in a less-than-ideal part of town.
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post #14 of 23
3/11/08 at 8:14pm
OK, I'm guessing Crown Center and the Music Exchange. Did the mall have an entrance with HUGE glass panels and a view of downtown?

Crown Center is still well, still expensive.

The Music Exchange is gone...a sad, sad story.
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post #15 of 23
3/11/08 at 8:24pm
It was Music Exchange. What happened?
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