Stereo Systems Question

[shakenbake]

As someone has already said, there's no need to spend $5000 for quality home equipment, especially if you are not an audiophile. I would recommend going to Executive Stereo, which was on Yonge St. near Davisville for a decade, and is about to reopen on Avenue Road near Wilson. I did some serious listening with two of their staff, and it was a delight: they know their stuff, and were the opposite of pushy. You could also try Hi-Fi-Fo-Fum, a high-end little shop on Mt. Pleasant north of Eglinton. Or go to Bay Bloor Radio on a weekday morning when it's quiet there.

A mini-system by Onkyo, Denon, TEAC, Yamaha, etc., perhaps with upgraded bookshelf speakers, might be a delightful way to go if you want something small and simple to operate, for under $1000. The Bose Wave Radio/CD Player is even smaller, looks lovely, and throws out fine sound for its size. I've owned two of them: they are costly to repair and overpriced to begin with, but still nice. Buy a used one for $300 and you might be very happy for a few months while you shop for an expensive system. Or your search may prove over.

Frugal Einar

Einar

Executive Stero has been around for a very long time. I recall when Ervin was the owner, in the mid 70s, when I bought my Dynaco equipment from him, around Dundas and Gould streets. I still have these components and they have served me quite well. Richard Brack was another great audio vendor, when he was Brack Electronics, down on Simcoe and King Streets. Thise were the days, when one cold have a pick of a number of good audio vendors, and the equipment was truly hi-fi, and the prices were good and the specs were not inflated.

 

[big apple]

thanks frugal

 

[Dave Ed]

http://www.americansound.com/ see Angie, tell her how much you want to spend, look at her used gear and enjoy audiophile quality. Don't by lo-fi, just wasting your time.