[tuatara]

Anyone able to provide any names of shops in New York that carries a range of headphone amps...long shot I know.

 

[Asr]

You can try to find dealers, but there are so few companies that mass-produce amps that you won't find any dealers who carry more than a couple headphone amps, if even that. You'd be far better off procuring a meet, there are tons of Head-Fiers in the NYC metro area!

AudioCubes will have a store in NYC soon (unknown when though) but I doubt they'll carry a serious number of amps, since there's only one amp on their Web site, the AT HA-25D.

 

[tuatara]

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Originally Posted by Asr /img/forum/go_quote.gif You can try to find dealers, but there are so few companies that mass-produce amps that you won't find any dealers who carry more than a couple headphone amps, if even that. You'd be far better off procuring a meet, there are tons of Head-Fiers in the NYC metro area! AudioCubes will have a store in NYC soon (unknown when though) but I doubt they'll carry a serious number of amps, since there's only one amp on their Web site, the AT HA-25D.

You echo my own thoughts but I am making enquiries on behalf of someone who is visiting NY for a couple of days.
If you think its hard to audition amps there you should try our part of the world.

 

[enjoiflobees]

This post is weird. I am new to getting into this headphone stuff and I really want to go to some shop when i am in NYC tomorrow (to see tortoise), but I guess i'll just have to settle for just some regular audio stores in the city. Those should be fun too.

 

[SR-71Panorama]

This hobby could not exist without the Internet, I think.

 

[java]

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Originally Posted by SR-71Panorama /img/forum/go_quote.gif This hobby could not exist without the Internet, I think.

It could, and did exist fine without the Internet ... , have had my system since before the Internet became accessible here ...

 

[tuatara]

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Originally Posted by SR-71Panorama /img/forum/go_quote.gif This hobby could not exist without the Internet, I think.

It certainly wouldn't be as much fun and the wallet would be healthier.
Before I found Headfi I was quite happy with my SR225s out my Luxman amp and didn't even know such things as headphone amps existed.
Certainly wouldn't be enjoying the gear I have now.

 

[java]

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Originally Posted by tuatara /img/forum/go_quote.gif It certainly wouldn't be as much fun and the wallet would be healthier. Before I found Headfi I was quite happy with my SR225s out my Luxman amp and didn't even know such things as headphone amps existed. Certainly wouldn't be enjoying the gear I have now.

I found Headwize, long before Head-Fi came into being ... , one thing the internet has done is increase the information available on headphones and headphone amps, and made it easy to buy and sell them

 

[tuatara]

Hey Java, could you send me some of that sunny SA weather. Got up this morning, water pipes frozen, gas for the heater run out, ice on the inside of the windows, bloody hell, time for a holiday I think.

 

[jpelg]

[size=xx-small]Thought I'd try using the SEARCH function...[/size]

A few prior threads:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...highlight=York

or

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...highlight=York

or

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...highlight=York

 

[tuatara]

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Originally Posted by jpelg /img/forum/go_quote.gif [size=xx-small]Thought I'd try using the SEARCH function...[/size] A few prior threads: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...highlight=York or http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...highlight=York or http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...highlight=York

cheers, looks like its near impossible to audition phones let alone find amps.

 

[java]

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Originally Posted by tuatara /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey Java, could you send me some of that sunny SA weather. Got up this morning, water pipes frozen, gas for the heater run out, ice on the inside of the windows, bloody hell, time for a holiday I think.

HEEE ..... heeeee .... , only -5 this morning going up to 13-15 during the day, not too bad, been awhile since the water pipes froze here ...

 

[some1x]

Woo Audio is designed and manufactured in New York.

 

[BushGuy]

some1x - I was going to remind him of exactly the same thing - mention touching base with Woo.

 

[dw6928]

I had emailed Woo some time ago as I live in the next town and the response was they were not set up for auditioning their amps. That was a year ago, things may have changed.