[Malacola]

hey guys...

gonna be in Manhattan in the next couple of days, and I've wanted to listen to a couple of pairs of headphones before I make the decsicion which to buy...

Anyone have any reccommendations of good hi-fi stores in the Manhattan area that'll let me try out some Grado's and Senn's?

thanks...

The Turtle Moves

 

[gloco]

These guys are located in midtown:

http://www03.bhphotovideo.com/defaul...ID=F0C1AE81260

Its Jewish owned, so i think they close early friday and are closed on Sat. Call em up!

 

[KR...]

Aren't they a block from Penn Station?

 

[skippy]

and there's always harvey's. J&R has senns at the wall of headphones, but it's always messed up. sometimes if you find a salesperson nice enough, they'll let you plug it into your portable.

 

[jpelg]

B&H's website shows they have Beyer 770's and 990's "In Stock", for only ~$145, but the spec sheet says they are the older 600ohm versions. Dang!

 

[aeberbach]

Stereo Connection on Broadway has some Grados and I think I saw some Beyers, but I don't recall Sennheiser. We really need to get a NY meet happening.

(WARNING: DO not go into B&H with an empty credit card. I like that store )

 

[zotjen]

I wouldn't bother with J&R, as their soundboard is usually messed up and not a good place to audition Senns. When I was in Harvey's (on 45th) a couple of months ago, they had several Senns available to listen to, but the only Grados they had were the 125s even though they carry the whole Grado line.

 

[acs236]

Not only that, but the "headphone guy" at that Harvey is a total ass and the setup is downright awful (mp3 of some instrumental track -- and you can't even adjust the volume).