Tampa Bay Area Audiogoners

Hello Will,Is there any good shops in Lakeland?

Hi Ray, in a word, no. The mass marketers Circuit City & Best Buy are the only local electronic retailers. Have you checked out St. Cecelia's Sound Gallery in Clearwater? The owner Brian is one the nicest guys on earth and he retails well chosen product lines. How about shops in your area? Will

Yes, I am in Brandon.

Briang

Will,There is a Sound Advice in Sarasota,and a Paradigm /Anthem dealer in Bradenton,,,Your right,,Brian sure makes a person feel at home at St Cecilia!I always enjoy visiting him!I usually pick up a few LPs .Ray

Well, at least there's 4 of us. I agree that St. Cecilia Sound Gallery is a very nice audiophile store and its owner, Brian, is a great guy. It is the last place in the Bay area where analog and tube gear is better represented than ss and Brian never rushes you.

I also recommend Audio Visions South in Tampa on Henderson Blvd. George Liu, the owner, has been a close friend of mine for 20 years (disclosure item: my wife has worked for George for the last 2 years). Except for Linn, George has pulled out of the LP playback market based on lack of sales. Except for Musical Fidelity (very good CD players and integrated amps - don't know about their TT), he has also stopped carrying tube gear. But I've fallen in love with everything I've heard from Ayre.

I have been out of the analog game since 1999 and have just jumped back in with the purchase of an SME 20/2 and a Graham Phantom. If any of you guys are experienced with TT, arm and cartridge setup, it's possible I may need help setting up this rig. Let me know if you can and would be willing to help.

Thanks and good listening,

Ed