[sputnik13]

I'm hoping there's someone here from the San Diego area that can point me to a good place I can go to for auditioning headphones.

 

[dlisuk]

The only place I know of is the sound company, it's right next to phil's bbq on sports arena drive. They mostly sell home theater equipment though, so their headphone selection is limited. They have grado sr60/80, several types of Sennheisers (I have listened to hd280, hd555, and hd600 there, but i think they have others). Overall the staff is pretty nice, just wish they'd have a bigger selection :/

I think down the street I saw another store with sound in the name, might be worth checking out.

 

[sputnik13]

Thanks for the info, I'll have to check it out. What about Guitar Center? I saw they sell a number of different headphones at least online, so I was thinking of heading over to one.

 

[Uncle Erik]

A quick search showed that the distance from Oceanside to Los Angeles is 77 miles.

You are coming to CanJam '09, aren't you? I'm going to be there and you're more than welcome to audition anything in my sig. There should be lots of other headphones, too.

If you're up for a little drive, you can always visit The DXC Store. They're a sponsor, too.

But you really should come to CanJam. It's going to to be great and you'll get to hear everything.

 

[Happy Camper]

Blackbird Audio carries Ultrasone and Heed.

 

[whaleyboy]

There is a store-front (I can't think of the name atm) just down the road from you next door to Phil's BBQ which carries Senns and Grados. They didn't have RS-1s but they did have a few less expensive models in stock and the guys that work there were nice when I stuck my head in looking to demo the RS family.

 

[sputnik13]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif A quick search showed that the distance from Oceanside to Los Angeles is 77 miles. You are coming to CanJam '09, aren't you? I'm going to be there and you're more than welcome to audition anything in my sig. There should be lots of other headphones, too. If you're up for a little drive, you can always visit The DXC Store. They're a sponsor, too. But you really should come to CanJam. It's going to to be great and you'll get to hear everything.

I'll try my utmost to make it to CanJam

 

[sputnik13]

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Originally Posted by whaleyboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif There is a store-front (I can't think of the name atm) just down the road from you next door to Phil's BBQ which carries Senns and Grados. They didn't have RS-1s but they did have a few less expensive models in stock and the guys that work there were nice when I stuck my head in looking to demo the RS family.

Is that the one dlisuk referred to above, or a different Phil's BBQ? Totally OT, but how's Phil's BBQ? I've not been there before.

 

[whaleyboy]

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Originally Posted by sputnik13 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is that the one dlisuk referred to above, or a different Phil's BBQ? Totally OT, but how's Phil's BBQ? I've not been there before.

It is the same place and I am a total idiot - I read his post and didn't retain it at all. Sorry for the duplication!

RE: Phil's BBQ - it is tasty, for BBQ in California. I personally prefer Texas BBQ (having been raised there) but when the need occasionally strikes for the Q my wife and I head down to Phil's. It is tremendously popular so either go at an off time or expect to wait. Hope that this helps!

 

[yayomizzan]

I know a place on Smith Alley. It's called Benzo's Audio Tech