Virginia Audiophiles - I Need Guidance


I will transferring to the Fredericksburg area in the next couple of weeks. I have only been to the area once previously and it was more for job interviews and house hunting than for Hi-Fi searching.

Can any A-goners reccomend a good 2-channel (not into HT at all) store in the area? I especially like dealers who accept trade-ins and consequently have a decent selection of used gear on hand.

Similarly, I'd be interested in chatting with any other 2-channel afficianados in the area. Thanks for the read and I appreciate your responses! Daddy-O.
daddyo
Within about an hour to an hour and a half drive ther are two very good stores. Deja-Vu Audio in Mclean and Gifted Listener Audio in Centreville. Deja-Vu specializes in tubes and analog, Too many brands to list, and Gifted Listener is a Levinson, Linn, and Thiel dealer among others. Both provide excellent service and are super friendly. Good luck and happy listening.
A good dealer in Richmond VA is Tim Harrison / Audio Art. Tim has been in business over 25 years, is very knowledgable of the high end, and works by appointment only. He has an excellent listening room and will set up exactly what you want to listen to. Highly recommended.
Tim Harrison
Audio Art
Richmond, VA
804-358-5300
E-Mail: audioartusa@aol.com
Head up to the Washington, DC area. Soundworks at 10526 Conneticut Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895. (301) 929-8600
It is right off the DC beltway and is a nice place, with a large selection of high end gear and many listening rooms.
There is also EM Audio & Video right next door. It is the same dealer. Check out the list of gear: They sell:
Acurus
Aerial Acoustics
Ampro
Aragon
Audio Artistry
Audio Physic
Audio Quest
Audio Research
Audiophile
Audioquest
B&k
California Audio Labs
Chiro
Citation
Conrad Johnson
Creek Audio
Dynalab
Ead
Egglesonworks
Energy
Epos
Genesis
Grado
Joseph Audio
Kef
Kinergetics
Klipsch
Krell
Lexicon
Linn
Magnum/Dynalab
Martin-Logan
Mc Cormack
Melos
Mike Moffat
Miller & Kreisel
Mirage
Mit
Muse
Nad
Nht
Niles Audio
Nsm
Para
Parasound
Ps Audio
Rega Planet
Rel
Rotel
Sennheiser
Snell
Sonic Frontier
Spectral
Stewart
Sunfire
Theta
Tice
Vandersteen
Vidikron
Vpi
Wadia
Wilson
Popular
Bose
Denon
Harmon Kardon
Nakamichi
Onkyo
Pioneer
Polk Audio
Sony

Also in Richmond is Tim Stinson, the owner of Luminous Audio cables. In addition to his excellent cables he has a by appt. showroom. Contact at luminous@cavtel.net (804-741-5826). His cable website is http://www.luminousaudio.com.

Good luck in the Fredericksburg area. I made deliveries up there for about a year & the traffic can be a real problem, esp. off of Rt.3. If you like ice cream, be sure to check out Carl's. Here's some info on "stuff". http://fredericksburg.com/community/tourism/places/InTown