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Which NYC Dealers REALLY know how to setup a TT?

I live in Manhattan. I want to purchase a new turntable, arm and cartridge.
I'm willing to spend up to $5,000, maybe $6,000 tops for everything.
From long nights of reading MANY post online here and elsewhere I feel that even more important than a particular brand etc., the dealer must really know how to setup a turntable properly. I'am all thumbs when it comes to this stuff and have accidentally trashed my share of cartridges over the years!
Therefore it is very important to me that a dealer really knows how to setup a turntable, arm and cartridge properly so I can get the most out of what I pay for.
Can people who have actual experience with NYC dealers please steer me in the right direction? Thank you.
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khaki8
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Ben at New York audio Repair. He is located in Brooklyn. Number is 718-377-8010. Vast knowledgeable with all kinds of repairs and restorations. He recently rewired my Audio Note arm and did a great job.
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thom_mackris
680 posts
 
Greetings,

I've arranged with a very talented Manhattan-based individual to dial in any rigs I sell in the NYC metro area.

I pay him handsomely for both his skills and travel time.

I'm not certain that his schedule permits him to expand beyond this scale of operation however.

I can ask him if anyone is interested however.

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier
quaxtro OP
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Lindisfarne - while I did ask for NYC the fact is that New Jersey is very accessible by bus or train so most people in the metro NYC area include it.
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greggdeering
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He is definitely worth a visit. I don't know what tables he has now and if they are in your range, but he is worth meeting before you make the rounds of other dealers or consider buying on line.

Constantly one of the best analog rooms in the Hilton HE shows if you have been to the shows. But then I like low watts and horns, the table just completes the picture.

I'd also put in a good word for Ben at New York Audio Repair. He excellent at working on gear, and I think that he has some exciting things going on in development.

Gregg
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greggdeering
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High Water Sound, Jeffrey Catalano,

(missed the first line in above post, sorry)

He is definitely worth a visit. I don't know what tables he has now and if they are in your range, but he is worth meeting before you make the rounds of other dealers or consider buying on line.

Constantly one of the best analog rooms in the Hilton HE shows if you have been to the shows. But then I like low watts and horns, the table just completes the picture.

I'd also put in a good word for Ben at New York Audio Repair. He excellent at working on gear, and I think that he has some exciting things going on in development.

Gregg
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