Trip to NYC, What to do

Recent faves: Jim Campilongo at the Living Room every Monday night...brilliant guitar player and NOT an expensive show. Arturo O'Farrill's Latin Jazz Sundays at Birdland...absolutely mind blowing kick ass big band, perhaps the world's best. Look in the NY Times list of stuff, or the New Yorker.

I've been to Lyric twice and both times found the gentleman working there to be friendly and helpful.

Of course, there was nobody else there at the time looking to drop megabucks, so I probably timed it right.

Seriously though, they had a wide range of gear at all price points, including entry level "high end", like NAD, etc.

The shop reminded me of the old Tech Hifi I used to work in, which was an audio mecca at the time back then circa 1978 or so, though the most expensive gear there these days cost way more than anything sold back then, even with inflation factored in I would say. That's progress I suppose......

Wow. We up here in the Great White North are serious losers. Just confirming, I already knew.

go to acadamy records and Cds off of 18st.between 5th ave and 6th...excellent prices...

In Living Stereo (Shindo/Devore), Stereo Exchange. I would go to the websites of your favorite gear or gear that you are courious about and see if they have dealers in NYC. Many will be represented. I think Audio Note now has a dealer in NY.