Trip to NYC, What to do

Westsider REcords worth a stop especially if jazz and classical recordings are your cup of tea.

Combine "audiophile to do's" with some live music.

-Buy a copy (if you dont have it already) of Bill Evan's "Waltz For Debby". Fantastic set recorded at the Village Vanguard. Then, when in NYC go hear some music at the VV and be amazed at how well that record captures the sound of that venue. It will be obvious no matter who the live act is.

-Go hear some music at Carnegie Hall and at the Met to experience really good (CH) and great (Met) live sound.

-Then, to hear what somebody's misguided idea of what a modern hall should sound like go to Avery Fisher Hall. Just kidding, skip this one.

-If you want to hear a superlative modern hall go across the river to Newark NJ and hear some music at NJPAC.

Have fun!

Another vote for Village Vanguard.

I've been there (heard Lou Donaldson there) and can envision it like Frogman says when listening to Coltrane Live at the VV.

The NYC audio shops are no places for tire-kickers. Have a steak at Peter Lugers, get some Chinese food at 69 Bayard Street in Chinatown, have lunch or dinner at Gotham Bar and Grill and then go home. There's nothing much else of value here. IMO.

Ditto Village Voice. Hope you're staying long enough just to do what's below 14th Street. Go to Lyric and Singer and tell them you have a limited budget of around $75k because of the construction you're doing on your listening room. They will be real nice to you...