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good hifi store in Bay Area
Hi everyone, I'm trying to help a family member shop for a pair of B&W 803D3 and ideally Marantz PM-10 integrated amp (he just liked the HD-AMP he heard at my place a lot). Can anyone recommend a good store around San Francisco Bay Area I can take him to for a live listening session. Thanks ahead.
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If you are flexible and willing to consider used equipment; try Dan at Porschecab (https://www.audiogon.com/users/porschecab ), in St Mateo. Dan has a fantastic collection of used high end equipment for sale and he is a really nice guy to work with. |
You should have no problem finding a good store in the Bay area. It is doubtful a Magnolia would sell the Marantz higher end products but I am sure they could specially order it. We just got in the Krell K300i intergrated you may want to check that out as a possible alternative to the Maranz. The K300i is $8k so similar in price to the Marantz, is 150 watts Class A and has a great built in dac and streaming, it also sounds really rich and very tube like, which should complement the detailed sound of the B&W Diamond tweeter which works well with richer amplifiers such as the Marantz. The digital board is really good sounding and has the ability to stream Tidal and is fully MQA compatible and the piece even includes Apt x blue tooth. There is also a standard version without the streaming digital board for $7k. Dave and Troy Audio Doctor NJ Krell dealers |
Not sure about current brands, but here are my favorite stores in the area: Music Lover's https://www.musicloversaudio.com/ and Audio Visions http://audiovisionsf.com/?page=specials |
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